PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yacob Nilsen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grey
vs
Nilsen

180 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skip Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nilsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Grey misses the shot to the body.

Nilsen takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Grey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nilsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Nilsen.
Nilsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nilsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Skip Grey has been cut.
Grey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilsen has him pressed against the cage.
Nilsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nilsen lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey is leaning against Nilsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilsen.
Grey takes a shot to the head.
Nilsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nilsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greys head.
Grey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Nilsen lands a body punch.
Grey is breathing heavily.
A short left from Nilsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilsens head.
Nilsen blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Nilsen - that landed with a thud.
Nilsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilsen lands with a light punch inside.
Nilsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilsen scores with a hook to the body.
Nilsen works on Grey's body with a couple of short punches.
Nilsen lands a body shot.
Nilsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Nilsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Nilsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nilsen.
A short right from Nilsen on the inside.
Nilsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Nilsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grey backwards.

Grey is rocked!
Nilsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilsen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grey to his knees! Nilsen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yacob Nilsen!