PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatty McFatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Nagurski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronko Nagurski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McFatty
vs
Nagurski

177 cm
29
199 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

191 cm
23
204 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fatty McFatty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bronko Nagurski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagurski misses with a series of wild punches.
McFatty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagurski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFatty misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagurski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFatty throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagurski counters with a series of strikes. McFatty will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nagurski tries to bum rush McFatty with a series of wild strikes but McFatty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFatty walks into a jab.
Nagurski slips a jab and a cross from McFatty.
McFatty misses with a body shot.
McFatty misses with a hook
and Nagurski counters with a right hand to the body.
McFatty thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski lands a nice hook to McFatty's body. McFatty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McFatty misses with a right hand
and Nagurski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McFatty is breathing heavily.
Jab by Nagurski.
Nagurski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFatty on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFatty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nagurski swivels and escapes.
McFatty throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagurski.
McFatty is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nagurski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McFatty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagurski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagurski throws a right and a left that McFatty avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski looks to land a combination but McFatty avoids it well.
Nagurski throws a series of punches but McFatty moves out of range.
Nagurski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McFatty rather than just go for the knockout.
Nagurski looks to land a combination. McFatty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McFatty throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nagurski counter with a right hand.
McFatty misses with a combination
and Nagurski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFatty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McFatty throws an off balance right hand
and Nagurski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nagurski.
Nagurski thuds a left hand into McFatty's body.
McFatty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nagurski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McFatty.
Bronko Nagurski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFatty. Nagurski does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nagurski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFatty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nagurski thinking.
No joy there for Nagurski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McFatty looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagurski is just out of range.
Nagurski throws a hook but McFatty blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFatty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagurski.
McFatty with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Nagurski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McFatty misses with a looping left.
McFatty throws a sloppy body shot
and Nagurski counters with a right hand to the body.
McFatty misses the jab.
McFatty misses with an uppercut
and Nagurski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from McFatty misses.
Nagurski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nagurski misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagurski misses with a left hand

so McFatty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McFatty throwing strikes from guard but Nagurski blocks nicely.
McFatty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFatty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nagurski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McFatty trying to control but Nagurski is working from the bottom.
McFatty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagurski has control of McFatty's left arm, preventing McFatty from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nagurski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFatty.
McFatty tries to stand but Nagurski is controlling from the bottom.
McFatty wants to control from the top but Nagurski keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McFatty throws a strike but Nagurski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McFatty 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.
Nagurski 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski trying to control the position from guard on top but McFatty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagurski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McFatty looks to throw the jab but Nagurski is out of range.
Nagurski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagurski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagurski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagurski moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagurski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for McFatty with that takedown attempt.
Nagurski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McFatty fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagurski lands a jab-cross combination.
Nagurski misses the body punch
and McFatty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagurski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronko Nagurski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFatty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagurski.
Nagurski misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fatty McFatty will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McFatty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFatty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFatty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Nagurski misses.
McFatty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nagurski but Nagurski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFatty misses with a body shot
and Nagurski counters with a straight right hand.
McFatty misses with a combination
and Nagurski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski throws a combination that misses
and McFatty counters with a one-two to the body.
McFatty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McFatty throws a hook but Nagurski avoids it easily.
McFatty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagurski.
Some wild striking there from Nagurski.
McFatty throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nagurski looks to score with a jab to the body but McFatty is just out of range.
Nagurski moves out of range as McFatty strikes.
McFatty misses with a hook
and Nagurski counters with a two punch combo.
McFatty jabs Nagurski right on the nose. Nagurski blinks but takes it well.
Bronko Nagurski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagurski connects with a body shot.
Nagurski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McFatty finds it's way round the side to connect with Nagurski's head.
McFatty slips a jab and a cross from Nagurski.
A telegraphed right hand from McFatty misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski stuns McFatty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagurski.
Nagurski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McFatty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McFatty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McFatty dives in and grabs Nagurski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nagurski pushes down on McFatty's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatty McFatty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFatty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagurski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFatty manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski stuffs the takedown attempt from McFatty. McFatty gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagurski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFatty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagurski defends it nicely.
Nagurski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McFatty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Nagurski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagurski 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Nagurski!