PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nym
vs
Churchill

150 cm
31
169 lbs
19 - 19 - 1

170 cm
28
165 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

Voodoo Nutrition
Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sudo Nym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nym really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Nym changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Churchill tries to avoid it but Nym manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Churchill to the ground. Churchill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nym is looking to clinch.
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym moves out of range.
Nym is looking to clinch but Churchill is avoiding it.
Churchill tries to counter by closing the distance.
Churchill tries to bum rush Nym with a series of wild strikes but Nym uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Churchill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nym tries to clinch
and Churchill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nym tries to clinch but Churchill moves out of range.
Nym keeps the fight on the outside.
Nym tries to clinch but Churchill is having none of it.

Nym looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Churchill wants to stand but Nym is controlling the position.
Nym wants to control from the top but Churchill keeps moving.
Churchill wants to get back to his feet but Nym is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym stopping the sweep attempt from Churchill.
Churchill wants to stand and escape but Nym is having none of it.
Churchill has Nym pulled in close to control his posture.
Churchill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nym is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nym missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nym with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nym trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nym sitting in guard here, content to control.

Churchill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Churchill manages to break the clinch.
Churchill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nym's hands.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nym shoots in for a takedown but Churchill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Nym scores with a shoulder strike.
Churchill lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Nym misses with a body punch.

Nym pulls guard effortlessly.
Nym is trying to control the position but Churchill postures up.
Churchill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Churchill stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill swats away the attempt to clinch by Nym.

Churchill darts in and clinches Nym up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nym.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.

Nym manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Churchill gets to his feet. Nym looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym is having none of it.
Nym darts in looking for a takedown but Churchill gets double underhooks and turns Nym into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sudo Nym. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nym jumps guard.
Churchill won't allow Nym to sweep him here.
Nym 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.
Churchill wants to stand but Nym is controlling his posture from full guard.
Churchill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nym swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nym wants to sweep here but Churchill controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nym manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Churchill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nym closes the distance and clinches.

Churchill breaks from the clinch.

Churchill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.

Churchill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nym wants to clinch up but Churchill keeps it at a distance.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nym wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Churchill.
Nym moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.

Churchill clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Churchill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nym tries to clinch but Churchill moves out of range.
Churchill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nym backing away here, and Churchill unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Churchill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym moves out of range.
Churchill wants to clinch up but Nym keeps it at a distance.
Nym has his takedown stuffed
and Churchill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nym wants to clinch
and Churchill counters with a three punch combo that has Nym backing up. Nym nods at Churchill to acknowledge the strikes.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym moves out of range.
Churchill is looking to clinch but Nym is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nym wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nym wants to clinch up but Churchill keeps it at a distance.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nym manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Churchill counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sudo Nym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nym tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Churchill smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Churchill to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston Churchill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Churchill lands a nice looking body shot.
Churchill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nym shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Churchill sprawls well. Churchill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nym gets slowly back to his feet.
Churchill slaps away a takedown attempt from Nym, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Churchill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Churchill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nym dives in and grabs Churchill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Churchill pushes down on Nym's head and hops out.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Nym pushes him off.
Nym takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Churchill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Churchill. Those never looked like landing.
Nym misses with a takedown attempt
and Churchill counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Nym is rocked!
Churchill digs a good hook to Nym's body.
Oh Nym is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Churchill doesn't manage to clinch there - Nym circles away.
Nym appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nym takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Churchill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym blocking some punches.
Churchill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nyms head.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Churchill lands a body shot.
Churchill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nym's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nym drops to his knees and Churchill pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill thanked the fans post fight for their support.