PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 269 p4p, 795 weight class) and Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 37 p4p, 120 weight class). Nickel comes to the cage accompanied by TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dos Anjos's choice of entrance music: Pop Smoke - Flexing . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nickel
vs
Dos Anjos

189 cm
26
186
13 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
185
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Conviction

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Altitude Clothing

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dos Anjos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nickel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ademaro Dos Anjos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a head kick.
Nickel throws a jab when Dos Anjos was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Nickel.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dos Anjos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Dos Anjos saw that one coming.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nickel throws a body punch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Nickel lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Anjos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nickel is trying to defend but Dos Anjos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Dos Anjos is working for a kimura but Nickel is defending it quite comfortably.
Nickel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Anjos on the ground.

Dos Anjos is looking for a kimura but Nickel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Anjos to get the leverage.

Dos Anjos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Dos Anjos is looking for a kimura here.
Nickel is trying is best to control the position here.

Dos Anjos is working for a kimura but Nickel is defending it quite comfortably.

Dos Anjos is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel is looking to get back to is feet but Dos Anjos passes into side control.

Dos Anjos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nickel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Dos Anjos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Anjos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nickel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nickel wants to get back to his feet but Dos Anjos is dominant here and he's now got Nickel's back!

Dos Anjos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nickel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nickel for a finish.

Dos Anjos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Nickel showing good submission defense here.
Nickel wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nickel connects with a body shot.
Nickel scores with a leg kick.

Dos Anjos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nickel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Dos Anjos thows a leg kick but Nickel checks it
and Nickel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Anjos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nickel misses the target.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Dos Anjos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickel.
Dos Anjos moves to clinch but Nickel breaks away
and Nickel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes one to the chin there.
Dos Anjos tries for a takedown but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Dos Anjos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nickel avoids it really well and circles away.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel moves out of range of the leg kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos darts in trying to clinch
and Nickel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nickel misses with the combination.
Dos Anjos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
Chip Nickel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickel throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos forces Nickel back against the cage and clinches.
Nickel managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Anjos.

Dos Anjos jumps into guard, dragging Nickel to the mat.
Nickel is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dos Anjos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nickel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nickel tries to stand but Dos Anjos is controlling from the bottom.

Nickel stands up and waves to Dos Anjos to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Nickel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nickel.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Anjos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Dos Anjos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nickel rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel jabs at Dos Anjos's body.
Nickel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Anjos.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Anjos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dos Anjos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Anjos lands a leg kick that knocks Nickel off balance momentarily.
Nickel connects with a crisp jab.
Dos Anjos slips under a jab from Nickel.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Anjos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Dos Anjos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Anjos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
Nickel tests Dos Anjos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Anjos on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nickel quickly recovers to half guard.

Nickel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dos Anjos is on him like a limpet, forcing Nickel back against the cage.
Nickel avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos has a couple of punches blocked by Nickel.
Dos Anjos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nickel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Anjos lands a shoulder strike.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos keeps control of Nickel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Anjos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nickel breaks from the clinch.
Nickel moves forwards but Dos Anjos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nickel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dos Anjos is able to avoid easily.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dos Anjos or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickel, which made it look bad.
Chip Nickel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ademaro Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chip Nickel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dos Anjos misses with a takedown
and Nickel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick
and Nickel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Nickel moves out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
Nickel avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos moves away from the strike by Nickel.

Dos Anjos closes the distance and clinches.
Nickel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Anjos can do to turn this around?
Dos Anjos tries to throw a body punch but Nickel avoids it by throwing Dos Anjos back against the cage.

Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Anjos tries to land a leg kick but Nickel saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Anjos rushes Nickel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Anjos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickel throws the left hand but Dos Anjos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Anjos throws a chopping leg kick but Nickel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos moves to clinch but Nickel breaks away
and Nickel counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Anjos. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Nickel's front leg with a kick but Nickel checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Nickel. No joy for Dos Anjos on that attempt.
Chip Nickel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ademaro Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but Nickel moves away
enabling Nickel to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nickel lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dos Anjos moves into the clinch successfully.
Nickel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Anjos blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Nickel is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Anjos has double underhooks.

Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Nickel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a takedown attempt - Nickel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dos Anjos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nickel's sensitive parts.
Dos Anjos misses with a jab to the body
letting Nickel counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
Nickel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Dos Anjos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Anjos. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Nickel. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Anjos looks for the body kick but Nickel saw that one coming.
Dos Anjos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dos Anjos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nickel.
Dos Anjos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nickel swivels and escapes.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Nickel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickel thuds his shin into the meat of Dos Anjos's side.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick that misses
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dos Anjos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nickel lands a lovely overhand right.
Nickel thuds a left hand into Dos Anjos's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Anjos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.

Dos Anjos clinches up against the cage.
Nickel avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos keeps control of Nickel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Anjos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown but Nickel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickel lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Anjos throws a sloppy body shot
and Nickel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Nickel tenderised Dos Anjos's leg. Dos Anjos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Anjos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel with a nice calf kick.
Nickel lands a jab to the nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nickel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.