PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paulo Dinero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paulo Dinero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dinero
vs
Nitschke

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Iron Lion Fight Food $10-Weight, +Mass -Enrg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulo Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nitschke.
Nitschke is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dinero's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dinero regains half guard.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Dinero dodges it nicely.
Dinero trying to control but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Dinero dodges it nicely.
Dinero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Dinero tries to get to full guard but Nitschke has control of the leg.

Nitschke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dinero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Nitschke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Dinero dodges it nicely.
Nitschke wants to control but Dinero is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Damian Nitschke hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nitschke misses with a hook.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nitschke tries to clinch but Dinero is having none of it.
Dinero lands a jab to the head.
Dinero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nitschke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nitschke throws a poor cross that misses
and Dinero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Nitschke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dinero can't escape the position.
Nitschke raining down shots from the mount!
Nitschke cracks Dinero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke throwing strikes here but Dinero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dinero is trying desperately to improve position.
Nitschke wants to control the pace but Dinero is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke lands a heavy elbow.
Dinero can't escape the position.
Dinero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nitschke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nitschke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nitschke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dinero is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nitschke with shots to the head and body - Dinero looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Nitschke working for a guillotine from mount but Dinero is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitschke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dinero is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dinero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nitschke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dinero is trying to escape the mount.
Nitschke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dinero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nitschke landing punches.
Nitschke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dinero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dinero working to try and regain half guard.
Dinero is breathing heavily.
Dinero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nitschke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nitschke controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Nitschke might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Nitschke looking for a guillotine from mount but Dinero is having none of it.
Nitschke wants to control the pace but Dinero is squirming around nicely.
Nitschke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dinero hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinero tries to reverse the position but Nitschke maintains control.
Nitschke looking to ground and pound but Dinero is blocking nicely.
Nitschke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nitschke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dinero to the mat! Dinero manages to get full guard.
Nitschke trying to control but Dinero is working from the bottom.
Nitschke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nitschke thows a big elbow that misses.
Nitschke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dinero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Dinero keeps moving.
Nitschke advances position into side control!
Dinero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nitschke.
Nitschke tries to score with some ground and pound. Dinero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dinero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nitschke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Nitschke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dinero is looking for a sweep.
Dinero is trying to control Nitschke's posture but Nitschke avoids it.
Damian Nitschke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nitschke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Nitschke crashes against the mat.
Nitschke cracks Dinero with a big right hand but Dinero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dinero defending against the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nitschke grinds an elbow into Dinero's temple.
Dinero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinero is trying to control the action in half guard but Nitschke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nitschke wants to get back to full guard.
Nitschke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dinero is working away from the top position though.
Nitschke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dinero manages to get himself to full guard.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitschke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Dinero keeps moving.

Dinero has his foot on Nitschke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nitschke works his way back into a safe position though.
Nitschke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Nitschke was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dinero swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitschke.
Nitschke throws a push kick but Dinero slaps the foot to one side.
Paulo Dinero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dinero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nitschke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Dinero moves into the clinch.

Nitschke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinero keeps the fight on the outside.
Nitschke misses with a left hand
and Dinero counters with a straight right hand.
Nitschke swings widly with a right hand
and Dinero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nitschke throws a poor cross that misses
and Dinero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinero fails with a takedown attempt.

Nitschke shoots in and bounces Dinero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Dinero keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nitschke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nitschke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as Nitschke stalls from top position.
Dinero tries to improve position but can't.
Dinero is working hard here to advance position.

Nitschke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dinero being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Nitschke misses with a right hand

and Dinero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dinero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dinero trying to pass the guard but Nitschke defending well.

Nitschke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dinero seems to be working for a kimura but Nitschke defends the submission attempt.
Nitschke controlling the position for now.
Nitschke tries to roll over but Dinero keeps him under control.
Nitschke punching from the bottom.
Dinero wants to pass to mount but Nitschke is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero prevents Nitschke from improving his position.

Dinero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nitschke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nitschke.
Nitschke is adopting a defensive guard.

Nitschke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinero defends it easily.
Nitschke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinero wants to control from the top but Nitschke keeps moving.
Dinero won't allow Nitschke to sweep him here.
Dinero tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitschke is retaining full guard.

Dinero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nitschke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dinero has managed to get both his arms back between Nitschke's legs - danger averted.

Dinero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dinero is fighting to break Nitschke's control of his arms but Nitschke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Nitschke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nitschke is trying to keep Dinero in close.
Dinero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinero tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitschke is retaining full guard.
Dinero looking to sit in guard and control but Nitschke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nitschke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dinero looking for a sweep. Not yet Dinero, not yet.
Nitschke postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nitschke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dinero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nitschke throwing strikes from guard but Dinero blocks nicely.

Dinero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nitschke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nitschke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dinero looking to control.
Nitschke is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinero has wrist control.
Nitschke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nitschke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nitschke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nitschke throwing strikes but missing.
Nitschke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nitschke won't allow Dinero to sweep him here.
Nitschke stands and throws Dinero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nitschke takes a little break here. Dinero wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Paulo Dinero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damian Nitschke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Nitschke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nitschke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Nitschke!