PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nygard
vs
Carlton

182 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nygard. Nygard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carlton misses with a head kick.
Carlton tries to clinch up.
Nygard wants to clinch but Carlton slips to the side
and Carlton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlton darts in trying to clinch

and Nygard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carlton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nygard's face.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
Carlton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nygard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Nick Carlton has been cut.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nygard's defenses.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlton looks gassed!
Carlton dodges an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard dodges an elbow strike from Carlton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Carlton scores with a knee to the head.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nygard avoids it.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlton.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Carlton tries to land knees in the clinch but Nygard avoids the damage to the body.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carlton avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard avoids the elbow strike from Carlton, against the cage.
Nygard lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but Nygard blocks with his arms.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nygard lands a damaging elbow.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Carlton misses with a knee to the head.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nygard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nygard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlton avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlton avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but Nygard blocks with his arms.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlton.
Carlton dodges an elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carlton avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Nygard lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Nick Carlton's cut even more.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but Nygard blocks with his arms.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.
Nygard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carlton.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Nygard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton missing with knees to the body.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Nick Carlton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nygard lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Nygard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Carlton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlton looking to throw knees to the head but Nygard is blocking nicely.
Nygard lands a nice elbow.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Carlton lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Nygard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Carlton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nygard gets a clinch.
Carlton dodges an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard blocks an elbow strike from Carlton.
Carlton throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
Carlton pushes off an throws an elbow but Nygard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlton tries to land knees in the clinch but Nygard avoids the damage to the body.
Carlton is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlton avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nygard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlton's brow.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Carlton misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlton missing with knees to the body.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
Carlton dodges an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlton missing with knees to the body.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Nygard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlton avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nygard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlton's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nygard blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carlton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nygard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlton's brow.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nygard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carlton throws an elbow but misses.
Carlton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nick Carlton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nygard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlton dodges an elbow strike from Nygard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlton.
Carlton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
Nygard lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Carlton misses with a knee to the head.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard avoids the elbow strike from Carlton, against the cage.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.
Nygard lands an elbow inside.
Carlton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nygard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Carlton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leif Nygard!