PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 1207 p4p, 163 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 1231 p4p, 168 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.

Nixon
vs
Yaj

194 cm
32
192 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Yaj throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Nixon lands a head shot.

Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon stalling the fight.
Yaj presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Nixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Richard Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Yaj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Yaj - just one landing.
Nixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon scores with a jab. Yaj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Yaj misses with a series of wild punches.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon lunges at Yaj with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yaj's hand.
A punch combination from Nixon misses.
Nice defenses there by Nixon.
Yaj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Nixon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Yaj lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nixon throws a right hand that Yaj ducks under and follows up with a left that Yaj also avoids with ease.
Yaj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nixon on the side of the head.
Nixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Nixon misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Nixon both land. Nice combination.
Yaj moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Yaj scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Nixon misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Nixon connects with a looping right hand.
Nixon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj lands the left hand.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nixon throws the left hand but Yaj avoids the punch easily.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yaj at a distance.
Nixon dips to his left and cracks Yaj with an uppercut!
Nixon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Yaj finds it's target.
Nixon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nixon has time to react.
Yaj digs a good hook to Nixon's body.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.
Nixon blocks a jab.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
Yaj has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nixon finds it's way round the side to connect with Yaj's head.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Nixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Yaj slips a straight right by Nixon.
Yaj throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pat Yaj will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Nixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yaj moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nixon lands a nice shot that snaps Yaj's head back.
Yaj throws a jab when Nixon was well out of range.
Yaj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yaj scrambles back to his feet.
Nixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon throws an off balance right hand
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon misses with a jab to the body
and Yaj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nixon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Yaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Yaj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Yaj jabs at Nixon's body.
A big right from Yaj misses.
Yaj lunges at Nixon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nixon's hand.
Nixon misses with the combination.
Yaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Yaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nixon throws a big counter combination but Yaj scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yaj wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Yaj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nixon on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Nixon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Yaj.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
Nixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yaj tests Nixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nixon swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj scores with a hook.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yaj.
Nixon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Yaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Nixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.

Nixon is rocked!
Yaj fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Yaj moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pat Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yaj scores with a nice strike.
Yaj moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Yaj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nixon on the side of the head.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nixon.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nixon looks to land a combination but Yaj avoids it well.
Nixon misses with a two punch combination.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nixon clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nixon throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj scores with the left hand. Nixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Nixon jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Yaj.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Nixon 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.

Pat Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yaj misses with an uppercut
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yaj.

Yaj is rocked!
A big right from Yaj misses.
Yaj is still on wobbly legs! Can Nixon finish him?
Nixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaj seems to have recovered his senses.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nixon misses the target.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Yaj slips under a jab from Nixon.

Nixon cracks Yaj with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nixon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yaj to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nixon catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nixon walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Yaj drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nixon swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Yaj's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Nixon!
A less than humble Richard Nixon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.