PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Aasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aasi comes into the arena with Aphrodite & Mickey Finn - Bad Ass blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Aasi
vs
Nova

160 cm
27
138 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

171 cm
24
137 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Aasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Nova!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nova misses with a wild combination.
Aasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Nova.
Nova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nova throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Paha Aasi has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Aasi.
Nova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aasi.
Nova connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nova misses the target.
Aasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nova circles away quickly and effectively.
Aasi swings for the body but Nova moves out of range.
Nova thuds a left hand into Aasi's body.
Aasi misses the jab.
Aasi lands a nice hook to Nova's body. Nova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nova sizes up Aasi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aasi misses with a lunging right hand
and Aasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aasi misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nova moves away from the strike by Aasi.
Nova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aasi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nova. Aasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Nova.
Aasi moves out of range of the body kick.
Nova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nova throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aasi misses with a few strikes there.
Aasi looks to land a left hand but Nova moved out of range nicely.
Aasi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nova counters with a thumping low kick.
Paha Aasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aasi throws an off balance right hand
and Nova counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova scores with a shot to the body.
Nova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aasi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nova cracks Aasi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nova stuns Aasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aasi at a distance.
Nova connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aasi throws a lazy uppercut
and Nova counters with a thumping low kick.
Nova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nova throws a leg kick but Aasi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nova feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aasis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aasi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aasi throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
Nova cracks a nice hook into Aasi's ribs.
Aasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova connects with an inside leg kick.
Nova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aasi misses with a takedown attempt - Nova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Aasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aasi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nova moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aasi blocks a head kick by Nova.
Nice shot by Nova.
Nova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aasi misses with a right hand
and Nova counters with a right hand to the body.
Nova thumps Aasi with a low kick.
Aasi takes a swing at Nova's ribcage but misses.
Neo Nova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aasi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aasi misses with an uppercut
and Nova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A left lands for Nova.
Aasi misses with a left hand
and Nova counters with a body kick.
Aasi is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Nova.
Nova tries a head kick but it misses.
Nova lands with a good body shot.
Aasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nova.
Nova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nova looks to land a right hand but Aasi moved out of range.
Aasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nova lands with a good body shot.
Aasi misses with an uppercut
and Nova counters with an inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aasi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice uppercut lands for Nova. That snapped Aasi's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo Nova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paha Aasi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aasi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nova counters with a series of strikes. Aasi will be more careful next time no doubt.

Aasi is rocked!
Nova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aasi at a distance.
Oh Aasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nova. That's going to slow Aasi down.
Aasi seems to have got his legs back now.
Nova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nova on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nova.
Nova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nova works the jab nicely.
Aasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Nova lands but Aasi takes it in his stride.
Nova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aasi misses the shot to the body.
Nova connects with a body shot.
Neo Nova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova lands a leg kick that knocks Aasi off balance momentarily.
Nova lands a nice looking body shot.
Nova lands a head kick. Aasi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aasi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nova pinned against the cage. Nova gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aasi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Aasi misses.
Aasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nova lands a slapping body shot.
Aasi blocks a head kick by Nova.
Aasi slips a jab from Nova.
Nova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aasi in his tracks.
A big left from Aasi misses.
Aasi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nova to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aasi shoots in and drives through. Nova sprawls well.
Nova lands with a cross.
Nova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aasi manages to avoid it.
Aasi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Aasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aasi misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Nova as he connects with a hook.
Nova with a nice cross.
Nova lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nova scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nova.
Aasi misses with a hook
and Nova counters with a straight right hand.
Nova misses with a few strikes there.

Aasi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova is looking to reverse the position.

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

Aasi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nova has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aasi but great work by Nova.
Nova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aasi keeps working.
Aasi is looking to reverse the position.
Nova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Nova tries for a kimura but Aasi is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nova wants to control but Aasi is keeping him busy.
Nova passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aasi!
Aasi is trying to escape the mount.
Nova wants to take Aasi's back here but Aasi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Aasi is squirming around, avoiding Nova's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nova get's back to his feet.
Nova misses with a lunging right hand

and Aasi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nova won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo Nova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paha Aasi's cut.
That's time! Aasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nova was well out of range. Poor timing from Aasi.
Nova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Aasi scores with a jab.
Aasi dives in and grabs Nova's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nova pushes down on Aasi's head and hops out.
Aasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aasi throws an off balance right hand
and Nova counters with a nice body shot.
Nova connects with a leg kick. Aasi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aasi misses the shot to the body.
Aasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nova misses with a shot to the body

and Aasi counters with a shoot takedown. Nova fights it but they end up in guard.
Aasi postures up.
Nova looking for a sweep. Not yet Nova, not yet.
Nova is pulling down on Aasi's head. It's preventing any offense from Aasi, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova wants to stand but Aasi is controlling the position.
Nova keeping moving, preventing Aasi from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Neo Nova wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aasi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nova makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aasi misses with a hook to the body
and Nova counters with a straight right hand.
Aasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nova.
Paha Aasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Aasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Nova manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Good work by Aasi as he checks the leg kick.
Aasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nova lands a right hook to the body.
Aasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aasi misses the shot to the body.
Aasi throws a looping overhand right but Nova ducks down to avoid it.
Nova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nova throws a sloppy head kick and Aasi moves out of range easily.
Nova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aasi.
A jab from Aasi misses.
Nova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aasi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nova counters with a stiff right hand.
Aasi blocks a jab.
Aasi throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
Aasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Aasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nova lands a front kick.
Nova swings widly with a right hand
and Aasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nova moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aasi throws a big shot that misses.
Nova takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nova tries to move into range but Aasi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova looks to throw the jab but Aasi is out of range.
Neo Nova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Nova catches Aasi right on the button with a cross.
Nova tries to score with a low kick but Aasi moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Aasi misses its intended target.
Nova looks to score with a jab to the body but Aasi is just out of range.
A left lands for Nova.
Aasi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aasi looks to land a left hand but Nova moved out of range nicely.
Nova blocks a jab.
Aasi shoots in for a takedown but Nova shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Aasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aasi shoots and misses
and Nova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nova.
Aasi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paha Aasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nova has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Nova!