PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Groovy Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sis Nikolova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groovy Dude has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dude
vs
Nikolova

191 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Groovy Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sis Nikolova!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikolova, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dude throws a right and a left that Nikolova avoids nicely.
Dude connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dude rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nikolova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dude gets the takedown into side control.
Nikolova is looking for a sweep.
Nikolova takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dude cracks Nikolova with a big right hand but Nikolova just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nikolova is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dude looks up at the clock and then as Nikolova takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dude smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nikolova struggling a bit here.
Dude working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dude lands some shots froms side control.

Dude is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikolova is defending well.
Dude takes a little break here. Nikolova wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolova takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dude has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nikolova takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dude cracks Nikolova with a big right hand but Nikolova just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nikolova manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dude working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nikolova is looking to escape.

Dude stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nikolova to get to his feet.
Dude scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dude!
Nikolova doesn't manage to clinch there - Dude circles away.
Nikolova with a poor takedown

so Dude counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nikolova looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude cracks Nikolova with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude won't allow Nikolova to get back to his feet.
Dude is stalling in the full guard.

Nikolova looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nikolova thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nikolova keeping moving, preventing Dude from controlling successfully.
Dude is in close to Nikolova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolova keeping moving, preventing Dude from controlling successfully.
Dude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dude's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a couple of elbows.
Dude is stalling in the full guard.
Dude makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dude sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dude connects with a couple of short punches.
Dude chips away with some ground and pound.
Dude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nikolova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dude passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dude landing strikes.
Dude lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude working the body and head with strikes.
Dude looks up at the clock and then as Nikolova takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dude smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dude landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here as Dude stalls from top position.
Dude landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dude lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nikolova down.
Nikolova is not content to let Dude control the position.
Dude lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nikolova some visible discomfort.
Nikolova is not content to let Dude control the position.
Nikolova is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dude connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groovy Dude dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dude lands with a nice combination. Nikolova backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Sis Nikolova has been cut.

Dude shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nikolova napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dude working the ground and pound.
Dude works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dude scoring with punches and elbows.
Nikolova can't do much from the bottom here.
Dude working the body and head with strikes.
Dude lands an elbow.
Nikolova is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Groovy Dude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikolova taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dude landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikolova can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dude working the ground and pound.
Nikolova is breathing heavily.
Nikolova wants to get back to his feet but Dude drags him back down.

Dude tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nikolova's face as Dude controls the position.
Nikolova taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nikolova trying to remain calm as Dude controls from the top position.
Dude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikolova keeps working.
Dude scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dude just content to control the position.
Dude is chipping away with strikes.
Dude wants to control but Nikolova is keeping him busy.
Dude lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude is putting a hurting on Nikolova here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dude cracks Nikolova with a big right hand but Nikolova just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dude landing strikes.
Dude lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dude cracks Nikolova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nikolova is trying to get back to his feet.
Dude working the head with strikes.
Dude lands an elbow.
Dude connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nikolova some visible discomfort.
Dude is working Nikolova over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nikolova is looking for a sweep.
Dude in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nikolova is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dude has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolova being controlled for a moment.
Dude working the ground and pound.
Dude is working Nikolova over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dude cracks Nikolova with a big elbow.
Dude lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nikolova down.
Dude scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nikolova to see if he's OK.

Dude is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nikolova has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dude working the ground and pound.
Dude working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolova pushes Dude away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dude gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dude working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Dude's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dude happy to just control the position for now.

Dude tries for a kimura but Nikolova is defending well.
Dude lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nikolova down.
Nikolova is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dude is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nikolova will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dude lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groovy Dude dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sis Nikolova's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dude lands a jab-cross combination.
Nikolova misses with a takedown attempt

and Dude counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dude.
Dude landing some decent shots from guard.
Dude connects with a couple of short punches.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Dude stands and steps away. Nikolova gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dude lands with a nice combination. Nikolova backs away looking to recover.

Dude shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dude stops Nikolova from getting back to his feet.
Nikolova throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolova taking some punishment here, with Dude in his half guard.
Dude winds up and cracks Nikolova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dude wants to control but Nikolova is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Dude there.
Dude looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Dude decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dude lands a jab-cross combination.
Dude scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Dude.
Nice straight punches there by Dude. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dude.
Dude moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Dude closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikolova to the mat! Nikolova manages to get full guard.
Dude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nikolova's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude stands up over Nikolova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolova wants to stand up but Dude is controlling him.
Nikolova is looking to stand back up but Dude counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nikolova.
Dude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nikolova taking some punishment here, with Dude in his half guard.
Nikolova is not content to let Dude control the position.
Dude scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dude stops Nikolova from getting back to his feet.
Dude prevents Nikolova from improving his position.
Dude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nikolova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dude drops an elbow to the side of Nikolova's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolova tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dude has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dude lands a big elbow.
Dude dominating with strikes here.
Dude dominating with strikes here.
Dude avoids the attempt from Nikolova to control.
Dude with a couple of short strikes.
Dude cracks Nikolova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nikolova is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dude controlling the position easily from mount.
Groovy Dude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude raining down shots from the mount!
Dude scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nikolova?
Nikolova is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dude avoids the attempt from Nikolova to control.
Dude controlling the position easily from mount.
Nikolova is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude controlling the position easily from mount.
Dude working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Groovy Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dude has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Groovy Dude!