PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abioye Nazari (ranked 4047 p4p, 148 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 2651 p4p, 65 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nazari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do You Call My Name by Ra. Jimmy Nickels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abioye Nazari 's chin.

Nazari
vs
Nickels

204 cm
37
298 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

190 cm
29
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abioye Nazari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nazari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Nazari , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nickels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nickels swings for the body but Nazari moves out of range.
Nazari throws out a leg kick but Nickels moves out of range and Nazari only half commits.
Nickels moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazari .
Nickels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nazari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickels circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazari throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Nickels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abioye Nazari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickels looks to land a combination but Nazari avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Nickels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazari shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nazari shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickels scores with a jab to the head.
Nickels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazari manages to avoid it.
Nazari appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Nazari , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nickels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nazari looks for the body kick but Nickels saw that one coming.
Nazari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nickels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nazari throws out a loose jab but Nickels uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazari shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abioye Nazari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nickels scores with a counter punch that sends Nazari to the canvas! Nickels smells blood - he's punishing Nazari with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nazari has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!