PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Universe
vs
Nasir

180 cm
35
175 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

185 cm
38
182 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Amped Performance

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Nasir!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Universe tenderised Nasir's leg. Nasir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Universe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Nasir pushes Universe up against the cage in a clinch.
Universe tries to throw a body punch but Nasir avoids it by throwing Universe back against the cage.
Nasir keeps control of Universe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Universe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasir tries to clinch there but Universe circles away.
Nasir is looking to clinch but Universe is avoiding it.
Universe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Nasir drives through and clinches with Universe against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nasir.

Nasir lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Universe trying to control here.

Nasir wants to work for an arm triangle but Universe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe is trying to stand.
Nasir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nasir stops Universe from getting back to his feet.
Nasir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nasir landing strikes from the mount.
Nasir content just to control the position here.
Nasir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Universe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Universe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nasir on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasir lands a big shot there that rocks Universe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nasir wants to control the pace but Universe is squirming around nicely.
Nasir controlling from the full mount.

Universe bucks up and throws Nasir to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nasir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Universe is out of range.
Universe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Universe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Mr Universe has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Universe blocks a head kick by Nasir.

Nasir forces Universe back against the cage and clinches.
Universe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Universe blocks an elbow strike from Nasir.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Universe throws a head kick that half lands.
Nasir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nasir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasir wants to clinch.

Universe tries to keep at a distance but Nasir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Universe throws a head punch that misses.
Nasir tries to work over Universe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nasir pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Universe is pressed up against the cage. Nasir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Universe down to the mat. Universe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Nasir clinches.
Nasir looking to slow down the pace here.
Nasir holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Universe gets underhooks to prevent Nasir's takedown attempt.

Universe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nasir moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasir wants to take the fight to the mat but Universe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mr Universe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingsley Nasir.
Nasir tries to pull guard but Universe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nasir drops back down to his feet.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasir avoids the damage to the body.
Nasir tries a body shot but Universe blocks it.
Nasir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasir throws a punch but it's blocked by Universe.

Universe breaks from the clinch.
Universe checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Nasir. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nasir.

Nasir closes the distance and clinches.
Nasir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasir has Universe pressed against the cage, preventing Universe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nasir has Universe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nasir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Universe tumbling to the mat - Nasir dives into Universe's guard.

Universe pushes Nasir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingsley Nasir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Universe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nasir forces Universe back against the cage and clinches.
Nasir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Nasir has hold of one of Universe's legs. Universe is fighting the takedown attempt but Nasir gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nasir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nasir works over Universe with some ground and pound from guard.
Nasir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nasir trying to control but Universe is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Universe pushes Nasir off and scrambles back to his feet.
Universe misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Universe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Universe.

It looks like Kingsley Nasir has been cut.
Nasir looking to slow down the pace here.
Universe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nasir lands a takedown into guard.
Universe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Universe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Universe tries to get out of the position.
Universe can't keep his opponent in guard - Nasir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nasir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nasir trying to control from half guard but Universe is working away.
Universe is trying to stand up here but Nasir is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nasir in particular looking to stall.
Nasir passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Universe's face as Nasir controls the position.
Universe is looking to reverse the position.
Universe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nasir.
Nasir tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nasir prevents Universe from escaping the position.
Nasir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nasir is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Universe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nasir trying to control the action but Universe is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Nasir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nasir wants to control but Universe is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nasir trying to control the position but Universe is working away.
Universe dodges the ground and pound from Nasir.
Universe is looking for a sweep.
Nasir is chipping away with strikes.
Nasir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Universe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nasir controlling the position from side mount.
Nasir wants to control but Universe is keeping him busy.
Nasir working away.
Nasir is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Universe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Nasir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Universe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Universe pushes Nasir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nasir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Universe is looking to reverse the position.
Universe is trying to control Nasir's posture but Nasir avoids it.
Nasir advances nicely into full mount.
Universe tries to hold on but Nasir postures up.
Nasir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nasir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nasir controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingsley Nasir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nasir closes the distance and clinches.
Nasir avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Nasir jumps guard but Universe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nasir missing with knees to the body.
Nasir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nasir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasir avoids the damage to the body.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nasir's defenses.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Universe blocks the elbow strike.
Universe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mr Universe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingsley Nasir.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Universe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nasir tries to clinch but Universe moves out of range.
Mr Universe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Nasir lands.
We've been told by Universe's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nasir tries to clinch up but Universe circles away and keeps his distance.
Universe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body kick there by Universe.

Nasir drives through and clinches with Universe against the cage.

Universe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Universe counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Nasir takes the fight into the clinch.
Nasir is trying to drag Universe to the mat but Universe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nasir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nasir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nasir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Universe after a bit of a struggle.
Nasir jumps guard but Universe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kingsley Nasir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nasir is trying to pull guard but Universe has him pressed against the cage.
Nasir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Universe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nasir managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Kingsley Nasir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Universe looking to stall.
Nasir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Universe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Universe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Universe doesn't manage to clinch there - Nasir circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasir avoids the head kick by Universe.
Mr Universe is winning the standup battle so far.
Universe missing with a left hand there. Nasir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nasir is looking to clinch but Universe is avoiding it.
Nasir fails in his attempt to clinch.

Universe has closed the distance and engaged Nasir in a clinch.
Universe stops a takedown attempt from Nasir.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nasir avoids it.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nasir avoids it.
Nasir managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir misses with an elbow strike.
Nasir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Universe smiles and moves away.
Nasir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Universe clinches up with Nasir and pushes him back against the cage.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nasir is defending well for now.

Universe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasir tries to clinch but Universe is having none of it.
Universe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Universe.

Nasir clinches.
Nasir slowing the pace effectively.
Nasir looking for a takedown.
Universe trying to control the position but instead, Nasir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Universe into the cage.
Nasir tries to pull guard but Universe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Nasir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nasir misses with a punch to the body.
Universe missing with knees to the body.

Nasir has hold of one of Universe's legs. Universe is fighting the takedown attempt but Nasir gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kingsley Nasir has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Universe is looking to stand up but Nasir isn't so interested in that idea.
Mr Universe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nasir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Universe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nasir stops Universe from standing up.
Nasir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Universe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nasir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Nasir!
After winning the bout, Kingsley Nasir thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.