PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 1210 p4p, 140 weight class) and Giovanni Nicodemo (ranked 2246 p4p, 241 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.

Allen
vs
Nicodemo

170 cm
32
152 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

170 cm
33
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Nicodemo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Nicodemo ducks down to avoid it.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicodemo's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Nicodemo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicodemo at a distance.

Allen shoots in and gets a takedown into Nicodemo's guard.
Allen won't allow Nicodemo to get back to his feet.

Nicodemo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Allen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nicodemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicodemo walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicodemo ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicodemo! But no joy.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicodemo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nicodemo slips a jab from Allen.
Nicodemo wants to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch position.
Nicodemo throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicodemo.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Nicodemo 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.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen has a takedown stuffed.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nicodemo is out of range.
Nicodemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicodemo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen tries a low kick but Nicodemo avoids it.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Allen.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen jabs Nicodemo right on the nose. Nicodemo blinks but takes it well.
Nicodemo throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nicodemo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicodemo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Nicodemo finds it's target.
Nicodemo throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
Nicodemo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nicodemo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Allen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nicodemo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicodemo missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Allen moves out of range as Nicodemo strikes.
Allen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nicodemo just manages to avoid it.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicodemo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicodemo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Nicodemo misses.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Nicodemo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nicodemo doesn't seem phased though.
Nicodemo connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
Nicodemo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen is looking to chop away at Nicodemo's legs.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nicodemo throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicodemo.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo throws a push kick but Allen slaps the foot to one side.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Nicodemo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Nicodemo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nicodemo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicodemo is looking to chop away at Allen's legs.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Nicodemo moves away and avoids it.
Allen works the jab nicely.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Nicodemo throws a big shot that misses.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Nicodemo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicodemo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nicodemo moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Nicodemo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicodemo throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicodemo throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicodemo.
Allen swings for the body but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nicodemo on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Allen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nicodemo's guard.
Nicodemo wants to get back to his feet but Allen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nicodemo keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Nicodemo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Allen is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicodemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Lamar Allen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Allen misses the shot to the body.
Nicodemo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicodemo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Nicodemo down.
Nicodemo lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Nicodemo delivers a nice body kick.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo swinging wildly here.
Nicodemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Allen drives through and clinches with Nicodemo against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nicodemo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen moves out of range as Nicodemo strikes.
Nicodemo takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Giovanni Nicodemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen connects with the punch.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Nicodemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Nicodemo just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen wants to clinch up but Nicodemo keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Allen moves out of range as Nicodemo strikes.
Allen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nicodemo finds it's way round the side to connect with Allen's head.
Allen tries to clinch up but Nicodemo circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Nicodemo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen defending well as Nicodemo loads up on a big left hand.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicodemo. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicodemo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Nicodemo is out of range.
A big right from Nicodemo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicodemo misses the target.
Allen throwing a counter right hand but Nicodemo manages to avoid it.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicodemo loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Nicodemo misses the jab.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicodemo at a distance.
Allen wants to slow Nicodemo down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen scores with a jab to the head.
Allen lands a nice shot that snaps Nicodemo's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
Nicodemo misses with a wild body shot.
Nicodemo throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Allen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nicodemo loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo checks a low kick from Allen.
A little jabbing left from Nicodemo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicodemo throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Nicodemo misses.
Nicodemo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicodemo slaps away a takedown attempt from Allen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Allen tries a low kick but Nicodemo avoids it.
Nicodemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.

Allen looking to score a takedown here. Nicodemo is defending well but Allen drives through and ends up in Nicodemo's guard.

Nicodemo kicks Allen off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Nicodemo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamar Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicodemo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Nicodemo counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicodemo throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Nicodemo takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nicodemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nicodemo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicodemo.

Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nicodemo wants to break free but Allen has control.
Nicodemo misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicodemo backwards.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicodemo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nicodemo presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen is working for takedown but Nicodemo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Allen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nicodemo throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Nicodemo's belly button to the back.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicodemo.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Nicodemo ducks down to avoid it.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Nicodemo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Nicodemo connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Nicodemo wants to land a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen throws a jab when Nicodemo was well out of range.
Allen misses with a hook. Nicodemo ducked under it nicely.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nicodemo checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen blocks a head kick by Nicodemo.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicodemo lands a nice shot to the body.
Nicodemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicodemo throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Nicodemo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Allen swings for the body but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Nicodemo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicodemo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen tries to clinch but Nicodemo is having none of it.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Nicodemo moved out of range.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicodemo is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Nicodemo.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nicodemo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giovanni Nicodemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicodemo scores with a jab to the body.
Nicodemo misses with a straight left.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicodemo misses with a straight left.
Nicodemo misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicodemo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicodemo is just out of range.
Allen swings for the body but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicodemo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicodemo misses with a wild body shot.
Allen avoids the body shot from Nicodemo.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen avoids the body shot from Nicodemo.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen connects with a body shot.
Nicodemo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Nicodemo moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
Nicodemo tries to score with a low kick but Allen moves his leg out of the way.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicodemo missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicodemo misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a good low kick that Nicodemo was not able to check.
Nicodemo misses with a straight right.
Allen scores with a body shot.
Allen swings for the body but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Allen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicodemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a hook.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot.

Allen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nicodemo!
Allen working the head and body with strikes.
Allen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Nicodemo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nicodemo throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Nicodemo tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Allen clinches up with Nicodemo and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicodemo.

Nicodemo breaks the clinch.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Nicodemo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicodemo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!