PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride FC Opening Theme. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Song
vs
Nickoson

182 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodie Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson throws a big shot that misses.
Nickoson throws an overhand right that lands on Song's shoulder, as Song tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nickoson.
A punch combination from Nickoson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Nickoson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickoson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickoson looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
Nickoson avoids the body shot from Song.
We've been told by Song's head coaches at Forest Hill Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nickoson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Nickoson misses
and Song counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickoson throws a low kick, looking for Song's leg but Song calmly moves out of range.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Nickoson manages to avoid it.
Nickoson shoots in looking for a takedown but Song manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nickoson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nickoson fails with the takedown
and Song cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Nickoson.
Song lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickoson slips a straight right by Song.
Song with a hook.
Nickoson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Song counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nickoson thinking.
Song ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Song comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Song misses with a body shot.
Song is looking to wear down Nickoson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Song sizes up Nickoson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nickoson misses with a low kick.
Song lands with an overhand left.
Nickoson 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.
Nickoson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Song avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickoson tries a low kick but Song avoids it.
Song is looking for a counter combo.
Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickoson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickoson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nickoson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nickoson.
Song swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickoson throws out the jab.
Brodie Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickoson shoots in for a takedown but Song shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickoson throws a leg kick but Song moved away.
Nickoson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Song throws a right hand that misses

and Nickoson counters with a single leg into guard. Song didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickoson preventing the sweep.
Song trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson won't allow Song to sweep him here.
Song keeping moving, preventing Nickoson from controlling successfully.
Song is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickoson tries to free his leg and advance position but Song is retaining full guard.
Nickoson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nickoson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Song is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Song moves out of range as Nickoson strikes.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Song throws a right hand that misses

and Nickoson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Song's guard.
Song utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nickoson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Song keeping moving, preventing Nickoson from controlling successfully.
Song is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickoson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Song lands with a nice body punch.
Song leaves Nickoson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Song scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickoson in his tracks.
Min-Sik Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickoson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickoson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Nickoson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickoson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nickoson is looking to pass Song's guard but actually Song recovers to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nickoson wants to control from the top but Song keeps moving.
Nickoson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nickoson postures up in Song's guard and throws a big left but Song blocks it.
Nickoson tries to free his leg and advance position but Song is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brodie Nickoson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nickoson trying to control but Song is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Song looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Nickoson.
It looked like Song was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nickoson.
Song blocks the body kick.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Song tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Nickoson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickoson feints the counter takedown.
Song changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Song works the jab nicely.
Song blocks a jab.
Song swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Song looks to land a right hand but Nickoson moved out of range.
Min-Sik Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson looks for a takedown but Song sprawls well.
Song stuffs the takedown.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Nickoson.
The fighters circling - Nickoson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickoson looks to land a combination but Song avoids it well.
Song tests Nickoson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickoson swings widly with a right hand
and Song counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickoson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
Song misses the jab.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickoson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Song counters with a straight right hand.
Nickoson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Song lands with a cross.
Song just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Song cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickoson has his takedown stuffed
and Song counters with a nice body shot.
Nickoson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Song - just one landing.
Nickoson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nickoson fails to land the takedown.
Nickoson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Nickoson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickoson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Song darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nickoson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Song throws the left hand but Nickoson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Min-Sik Song dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickoson.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Nickoson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Song has Nickoson pulled in close to control his posture.
Song looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickoson is one step ahead there.
Nickoson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nickoson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson is continuing to stall.
Nickoson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nickoson won't allow Song to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Song moves out of range as Nickoson strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target.
Nickoson throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Nickoson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nickoson slips under a jab.
Nickoson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickoson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Song defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson shoots in looking for a takedown. Song tries to sprawl out of it but Nickoson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Song manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Song scores with a sloppy right hand. Nickoson should have avoided that one.
Nickoson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickoson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nickoson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickoson misses the target.
Song appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nickoson looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Song closes the distance and clinches.
Song lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Song lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Song.
Song scores with a nice hook to the head.
Song lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Min-Sik Song is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Song misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickoson.
Song tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Nickoson tries to score a body lock takedown but Song shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Nickoson.
Nickoson blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Song walks away with a smile on his face. Nickoson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Song moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nickoson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickoson was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickoson at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Song. No joy for Nickoson on that attempt.
Nickoson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickoson was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Nickoson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Song counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nickoson thinking.
Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickoson can do to turn this around?
Song lands a nice looking body shot.
Song misses with a double jab.
Nickoson slips under a jab from Song.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brodie Nickoson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Min-Sik Song showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Song, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min-Sik Song!
During a confident post fight interview, Min-Sik Song thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.