PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes into the arena with I Won't Back Down blaring out of the sound system. Michael Cole could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Nilsen's chin.

Cole
vs
Nilsen

175 cm
20
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Cole stuns Nilsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nilsen digs a good body shot into Cole's ribs.
Nilsen takes one on the button.
Nilsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Nilsen. Those never looked like landing.
Nilsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nilsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilsen slips under a jab from Cole.
Nilsen shoots and misses
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsen throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Nilsen dips to his left and cracks Cole with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Nilsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Nilsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Nilsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Cole should have avoided that one.
Nilsen misses with an uppercut.
Nilsen shoots in looking for a takedown but Cole manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nilsen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Nilsen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cole napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nilsen wants to control for a moment but Cole uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole trying to hold on to Nilsen's head to control him but Nilsen postures up.
Nilsen tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying is best to control the position here.
Cole is looking to control Nilsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Cole is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Nilsen has control of the leg.

Cole is defending against the submission attempts here by Nilsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole is concentrating on defense, preventing Nilsen from advancing position.

Nilsen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nilsen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cole is looking to improve his position.
Cole works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nilsen is one step ahead there.
Cole keeping full guard, as Nilsen tries to pass.

That's four 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.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Cole is trying to keep Nilsen in close.
Nilsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nilsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilsen.
Nilsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cole momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Nilsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Nilsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsen.
Nilsen cracks Cole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Nilsen misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilsen lands with a hook. Cole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nilsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nilsen lands a two punch combo.
Nilsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nilsen throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole slips under a jab.
Cole lunges at Nilsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nilsen's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nilsen misses.
A quick step to the side and Cole tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole throws a jab when Nilsen was well out of range.
Nilsen throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
It looks like Cole has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nilsen. Those never looked like landing.
Nilsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsen feints the counter takedown.
Dennis Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cole momentarily.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Nilsen's shoulder, as Nilsen tries to avoid the shot.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Nilsen misses with a double jab.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
Nilsen misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nilsen is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
Nilsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Michael Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsen throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Nilsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nilsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilsen shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Nilsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilsen.
Cole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cole misses with a hook. Nilsen ducked under it nicely.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole slips under a jab from Nilsen.
Nilsen avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
Cole thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nilsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Nilsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole blocks a jab.
Nilsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Nilsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nilsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cole slips under a jab from Nilsen.
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nilsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nilsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cole defends it well.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen avoids the body shot from Cole.
Nilsen throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nilsen misses with a body punch
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Nilsen misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Nilsen throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Nilsen misses.
Nilsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Nilsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dennis Nilsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen'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.

Nilsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nilsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cole in his tracks.
Cole with a nice cross.

Nilsen is rocked!
Cole drops Nilsen with a naaaaasty hook - Nilsen is in real trouble here! Cole dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Michael Cole made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sun-Tzu and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.