PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan St Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stad Nur Alii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

St Christopher
vs
Nur Alii

200 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johan St Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stad Nur Alii!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Christopher tries to bum rush Nur Alii with a series of wild strikes but Nur Alii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nur Alii swats away the attempt to clinch by St Christopher.
Nur Alii throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Johan St Christopher has been cut.
St Christopher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nur Alii circles away quickly and effectively.
St Christopher throws a series of punches but Nur Alii avoids them all with ease.
Nur Alii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Christopher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nur Alii misses with the combination.

Nur Alii scores a takedown into full mount!
St Christopher is looking to improve his position but Nur Alii isn't that keen on the idea.
Nur Alii tries to control but St Christopher wriggling away.
St Christopher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nur Alii content just to control the position here.
St Christopher gets back to half guard.
St Christopher tries to kick Nur Alii off but Nur Alii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Christopher tries to get to full guard but Nur Alii has control of the leg.
St Christopher is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Christopher is looking for a sweep. Nur Alii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nur Alii stops St Christopher from getting back to his feet.

Nur Alii is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Christopher trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Christopher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nur Alii passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nur Alii trying to control but St Christopher is having none of it.
Nur Alii looks gassed!
St Christopher is working to get back to half guard.
St Christopher tries to hold on but Nur Alii postures up.
Nur Alii prevents St Christopher from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nur Alii wants to control the pace but St Christopher is squirming around nicely.
St Christopher is trying to stand but he's just given Nur Alii his back.
St Christopher controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Nur Alii has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of St Christopher's body.
St Christopher is trying to get back to his feet but Nur Alii has full control of the position and if anything, St Christopher has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Nur Alii working for the choke.
St Christopher rolls, trying to escape but Nur Alii keeps control of the position.
St Christopher is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Christopher is trying to stand back up.
Nur Alii lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
St Christopher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nur Alii prevents St Christopher from standing back up.
Nur Alii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nur Alii wants to control but St Christopher is keeping him busy.
Nur Alii stops St Christopher from getting back to his feet.
Nur Alii prevents St Christopher from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stad Nur Alii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan St Christopher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Christopher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nur Alii fails with the takedown.
Nur Alii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Christopher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nur Alii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Christopher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Christopher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from St Christopher.
St Christopher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Christopher scores with a decent looking hook.
Johan St Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Christopher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Christopher.
St Christopher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!

St Christopher moves into range and clinches up with Nur Alii.
Nur Alii is breathing heavily.
St Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Nur Alii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nur Alii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Christopher working aggressively here.
St Christopher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Christopher.
St Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Nur Alii.
St Christopher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nur Alii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Christopher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Christopher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nur Alii backwards.
St Christopher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nur Alii has him pressed against the cage.
Nur Alii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nur Alii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nur Alii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nur Alii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Christopher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johan St Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stad Nur Alii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nur Alii.
St Christopher throws a head punch that misses.
Nur Alii blocks an uppercut.
St Christopher misses with the head strike.
Nur Alii has St Christopher pressed against the cage, preventing St Christopher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Christopher swings wildly with an uppercut but Nur Alii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nur Alii effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from St Christopher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Christopher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Christopher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on St Christopher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nur Alii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Nur Alii.
St Christopher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nur Alii backwards.
St Christopher lands a left hand.
St Christopher scores with a shot to the side of Nur Alii's head.
Nur Alii working hard to break the clinch.
Nur Alii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nur Alii blocks an uppercut.
St Christopher gets through Nur Alii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Christopher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Christopher.
St Christopher throws a head punch that misses.
St Christopher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Christopher lands a hook that snaps the head of Nur Alii backwards.
St Christopher misses with a punch on the inside.
St Christopher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Christopher lands a hook that snaps the head of Nur Alii backwards.
St Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Nur Alii.
Still in the clinch, St Christopher scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Christopher swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nur Alii looking to throw knees to the head but St Christopher is blocking nicely.
St Christopher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nur Alii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Christopher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Christopher lands a left hand.
Nur Alii tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Christopher just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Christopher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nur Alii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St Christopher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on St Christopher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nur Alii misses with a knee strike.
St Christopher has a couple of punches blocked by Nur Alii.
St Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Nur Alii.
St Christopher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Christopher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Christopher tries to break the clinch but Nur Alii is controlling the position.
St Christopher misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Christopher throws a head punch that misses.
St Christopher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Christopher misses with the head strike.

Nur Alii jumps guard.
St Christopher wanted to stand there but Nur Alii had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nur Alii wants to sweep but no luck.
Nur Alii managing to control the position.
St Christopher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nur Alii's guard.
Nur Alii controls St Christopher momentarily but St Christopher frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan St Christopher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan St Christopher'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. And we move into the final round!

Nur Alii closes the distance and clinches up with St Christopher, looking for a takedown. Nur Alii pushes St Christopher against the cage but St Christopher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Nur Alii with that takedown attempt.
St Christopher misses with the combination.
Nur Alii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johan St Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stad Nur Alii.
St Christopher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Nur Alii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Christopher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Christopher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nur Alii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johan St Christopher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Christopher tries to clinch but Nur Alii is having none of it.
Nur Alii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Christopher wants to clinch up but Nur Alii keeps it at a distance.
St Christopher throws a good cross that connects.
St Christopher wants to clinch up but Nur Alii keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Nur Alii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nur Alii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nur Alii is looking to clinch but St Christopher is avoiding it.
St Christopher throws a series of punches but Nur Alii moves out of range.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nur Alii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Christopher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nur Alii.
St Christopher looks to land a combination. Nur Alii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johan St Christopher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Christopher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Nur Alii pushes him off.
St Christopher misses with a few strikes there.
Nur Alii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Christopher as he jumps to the side.
St Christopher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nur Alii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Christopher throws a combination. Nur Alii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Christopher is looking to wear down Nur Alii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Nur Alii pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher looks to land a combination but Nur Alii avoids it well.
St Christopher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

St Christopher has Nur Alii up against the cage in a clinch.
Nur Alii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Christopher misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Christopher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from St Christopher fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from St Christopher fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nur Alii.
Nur Alii blocks an uppercut.
St Christopher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nur Alii tries to pull guard but St Christopher holds him up against the cage and eventually Nur Alii drops back down to his feet.
Nur Alii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Christopher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nur Alii.
St Christopher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nur Alii blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Christopher is trying to break the clinch but Nur Alii has him pressed against the cage.
St Christopher lands with a right to the head.
St Christopher misses with the head strike.
St Christopher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Christopher.
Nur Alii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Christopher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Christopher tries to break free but Nur Alii pushes him back against the cage.
St Christopher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Christopher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St Christopher fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nur Alii.
St Christopher is looking to break free of the clinch but Nur Alii has double underhooks.
Nur Alii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Christopher lands a right hand.
Nur Alii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Christopher misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from St Christopher.
A head punch on the inside from St Christopher fails to land.
Nur Alii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Christopher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Christopher throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nur Alii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Christopher's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher wants to get back to his feet but Nur Alii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nur Alii trying to control the position from guard on top but St Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Christopher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Christopher is wriggling around but Nur Alii manages to pass to half guard.
Nur Alii is taking a breather. St Christopher says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nur Alii trying to control the action but St Christopher is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Christopher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Christopher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nur Alii's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan St Christopher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Christopher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan St Christopher!