PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nitro (ranked 3672 p4p, 4525 weight class) and Larry Underwood (ranked 468 p4p, 551 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nitro
vs
Underwood

190 cm
23
200
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
21
210
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nitro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nitro moves away from the strike by Underwood.
Nitro is looking for a counter combo.
Underwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Underwood throws a hook to the side of Nitro's head but Nitro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Underwood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nitro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Underwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Underwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nitro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Nitro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nitro scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitro lands with a shot to the body.
Nitro connects with a jab.
Underwood misses with a wild body shot.
Underwood misses with a body shot
enabling Nitro to counter with a crisp jab.
Underwood misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Nitro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Underwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood misses the body punch
and Nitro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Underwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Nitro finds it's target.
Nitro digs a good hook to Underwood's body.
Nitro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nitro jabs Underwood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Underwood 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.
Larry Underwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Underwood looks winded!
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitro manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Nitro.
Nitro with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nitro.
Underwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitro.
Underwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Nitro defending well as Underwood loads up on a big left hand.
Underwood misses with a body shot
and Nitro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Nitro lands a jab to Underwood's midsection.

Nitro cracks Underwood with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nitro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Underwood to stand back up!

Underwood is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Underwood's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Nitro before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Nitro!
Jimmy Nitro took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.