PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tug (ranked 24070 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 186 p4p, 11 weight class). Jimmy Nickels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Tug's chin.

Tug
vs
Nickels

191 cm
27
274
6 - 8 - 0

190 cm
38
245
16 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Tug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nickels has closed the distance and engaged Tug in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nickels.
Tug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nickels has Tug pressed against the cage, preventing Tug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nickels.
Tug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tug is trying to force a seperation but Nickels has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Nickels.
Nickels has Tug pressed against the cage, preventing Tug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nickels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tug backwards.

It looks like Mark Tug has been cut.
Tug wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Tug's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nickels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tug backwards.
Nickels lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nickels has him pressed against the cage.
Tug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nickels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tug backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Nickels.
Nickels dips a shoulder and cracks Tug with a mighty uppercut! Tug falls back against the cage and Nickels unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tug is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nickels screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!