PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 2480 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Bruno Souppe (ranked 327 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nimoy
vs
Souppe

185 cm
28
185
15 - 11 - 0

185 cm
34
185
5 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Conquer
Katman Drip Inc.

Katman Drip Inc.

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Souppe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy thuds his shin into the meat of Souppe's side.
Souppe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nimoy throws a good cross that connects.
Nimoy lands with an overhand left.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
Souppe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Jab from Nimoy.
Souppe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy looks to throw the jab but Souppe is out of range.
Souppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nimoy defends it well.
Nimoy tries to clinch but Souppe is having none of it.
Souppe feints a counter leg kick.

Nimoy clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy is looking to clinch but Souppe is avoiding it.
As Nimoy backs off Souppe throws a huge counter combo but Nimoy manages to avoid it all.

Souppe moves into range and clinches up with Nimoy.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
Souppe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nimoy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Souppe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Souppe looking to stall.
Souppe blocks an uppercut.
Souppe blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Souppe's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Souppe prevents a body shot from Nimoy.

Nimoy breaks the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a hook.
Nimoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Souppe counters with a three punch combo that has Nimoy backing up. Nimoy nods at Souppe to acknowledge the strikes.
Nimoy connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Souppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Nimoy misses.
Souppe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Souppe does no damage.
Nimoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souppe swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.

Nimoy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Souppe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nimoy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Souppe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Souppe is fighting to break Nimoy's control of his arms but Nimoy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy keeping full guard, as Souppe tries to pass.
Souppe chips away with some ground and pound.
Souppe preventing the sweep.
Souppe tries to free his leg and advance position but Nimoy is retaining full guard.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Nimoy being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Souppe closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nimoy forces Souppe back against the cage and clinches.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Souppe has Nimoy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nimoy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Nimoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souppe.
A good leg kick by Nimoy.
Nimoy works Souppe's body with a nice hook.
Nimoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Souppe's head.
Nimoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Souppe counters with a series of strikes. Nimoy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nimoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souppe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Souppe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souppe lands in his opponent's guard.
Nimoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souppe can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nimoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souppe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nimoy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nimoy wants to stand up but Souppe is controlling him.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Nimoy keeps moving.
Nimoy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souppe controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nimoy swinging wildly here.
Nimoy works Souppe's body with a nice hook.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Souppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Souppe clinches up with Nimoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Souppe.
A shot in the inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Souppe avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Souppe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nimoy prevents it.
Leonard Nimoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Souppe.

Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy's corner calls for a 1-2. Nimoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Bruno Souppe has been cut.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souppe throws a counter combo.
Nimoy looks to clinch
letting Souppe counter with a right hand.
Nimoy lands a nice shot that snaps Souppe's head back.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Nimoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Nimoy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nimoy with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimoy cracks Souppe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looks like Nimoy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nimoy is looking to clinch but Souppe is avoiding it.

Nimoy clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Souppe slows down the pace here.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Souppe controls the action.
Souppe is stalling here.
Nimoy lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Souppe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Souppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souppe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nimoy misses with a hook
and Nimoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nimoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souppe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nimoy defends it well.
Nimoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nimoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souppe.
Souppe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Souppe moved out of range nicely.
Souppe is looking for the big counter here.

Souppe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nimoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souppe backwards.
Souppe is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Souppe.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.

Souppe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Nimoy finds it's way through Souppe's defenses.

Souppe is rocked!

Souppe closes the distance and pushes Nimoy back into the cage.
Souppe is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimoy finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souppe seems to have recovered his senses.

Nimoy breaks from the clinch.
Nimoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souppe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimoy sizes up Souppe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Souppe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nimoy tries to bum rush Souppe with a series of wild strikes but Souppe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souppe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nimoy misses with a body punch

and Souppe counters with a single leg into guard. Nimoy didn't expect that.

Nimoy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Souppe is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souppe takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Souppe is trying to trip Nimoy. He has hold of a leg but Nimoy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Souppe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Nimoy keeps moving.
Souppe throwing strikes but missing.
Nimoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy wants to sweep here but Souppe controlling him for the moment.
Souppe stays in close to Nimoy's body and controls the position.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Nimoy is pulling down on Souppe's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souppe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruno Souppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souppe 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.
Souppe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Souppe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick from Nimoy misses

and Souppe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souppe working the head and body with strikes.
Nimoy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Souppe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Souppe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy is squirming around, avoiding Souppe's attempts to control the action.
Souppe breaks from Nimoy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nimoy is squirming around, avoiding Souppe's attempts to control the action.
Souppe lands a couple of good shots and Nimoy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nimoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!