PBP Commentary

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

Nimo
vs
Ichiro

178 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

176 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paynding Nimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calibur Ichiro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiro looks to land a combination but Nimo avoids it well.
Nimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ichiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Paynding Nimo has been cut.
Nimo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ichiro lands with a cross.
Nimo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ichiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ichiro thuds his right hand into Nimo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ichiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nimo scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimo lands with a shot to the body.

Nimo moves into the clinch.
Nimo scores with a shot to the side of Ichiro's head.
Ichiro tries to break the clinch but Nimo is controlling the position.
Ichiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichiro.
Nimo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ichiro's efforts to push away.
Nimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nimo looking for a takedown.
Ichiro tries to circle away but Nimo has him pinned against the cage.
Ichiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nimo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ichiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nimo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nimo dives in and grabs Ichiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ichiro pushes down on Nimo's head and hops out.
Nimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ichiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimo.
Nimo throws a right hand that Ichiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ichiro also avoids with ease.
Jab by Nimo.
Ichiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ichiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimo is just out of range.
Ichiro looks gassed!
Nimo connects with a right hand. Ichiro shakes it off.
Ichiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ichiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nimo circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nimo.
Nimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ichiro.
Nimo stuffs the takedown.
Paynding Nimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calibur Ichiro.
Nimo with a nice cross.
Ichiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Nimo scores with a jab to the head.
Ichiro tests Nimo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ichiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Nimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimo swings for the body but Ichiro moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ichiro misses.
Ichiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nimo is able to avoid easily.
Ichiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ichiro has a takedown stuffed.
Nimo tries to clinch up.
Ichiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimo misses with the combination.
Nimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ichiro.
The crowd cheers as Nimo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ichiro doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ichiro!
Nimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ichiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro misses with a double jab.
Nimo misses with a double jab
and Ichiro counters with a three punch combo that has Nimo backing up. Nimo nods at Ichiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Nimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimo scores with a body shot.
Nimo scores with a three punch combo!
Nimo misses with a left hand

and Ichiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ichiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ichiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nimo defending well though.
Nimo pushes Ichiro off looking to stand but Ichiro dives back in and keeps control.
Ichiro throwing shots but Nimo is blocking nicely.
Nimo trying to control here.
Nimo is staying active underneath Ichiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nimo is trying to stand back up but Ichiro is controlling him
Ichiro prevents Nimo from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimo trying to control here.
Ichiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ichiro trying to mount his opponent but Nimo defends it.
Ichiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nimo's head.
Nimo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ichiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nimo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ichiro.
Ichiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nimo defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nimo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nimo is trying to maintain the position but Ichiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Nimo moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paynding Nimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paynding Nimo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Ichiro misses.
Nimo moves out of range as Ichiro strikes.
Ichiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nimo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nimo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nimo duly obliges.
Nimo throws a nice looking combination but Ichiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ichiro checks a leg kick.
Nimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ichiro.
Ichiro slips a straight right by Nimo.
Nimo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ichiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ichiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ichiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Nimo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ichiro throws a nice looking combination but Nimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ichiro misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nimo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ichiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nimo. That did some damage!

Ichiro forces Nimo back against the cage and clinches.
Nimo throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimo lands an uppercut.

Ichiro manages to break the clinch.
Ichiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nimo.
Paynding Nimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ichiro connects with a body shot.
Ichiro looks for the body kick but Nimo saw that one coming.
Nimo walks into a straight right hand from Ichiro.
Nimo looks to throw the jab but Ichiro is out of range.
Nimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ichiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimo slips under a jab.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nimo sprawls well. Nimo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ichiro gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Nimo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ichiro doesn't seem phased though.
Nimo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ichiro sprawls well. He's pushed Nimo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paynding Nimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ichiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ichiro.
Ichiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ichiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nimo tries to clinch but Ichiro is having none of it.
Ichiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nimo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ichiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Nimo lands a jab-cross combination.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown but Nimo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Ichiro does no damage.
Nimo misses with a few strikes there.
Nimo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ichiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Nimo sprawls well. He's pushed Ichiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nimo lands a two punch combo.
Nimo misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Nimo misses.
Nimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ichiro.
Ichiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paynding Nimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nimo throws a push kick but Ichiro slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimo misses with a double jab.
Nimo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ichiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimo moves in looking to clinch but Ichiro pushes him off.
Ichiro throws a right hand that Nimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Nimo also avoids with ease.
Nimo looks to land a combination but Ichiro avoids it well.
Nimo misses with a low kick.
Ichiro misses with a body kick.
Nimo tries to clinch but Ichiro moves out of range.
Nimo loads up on a big right hand but Ichiro slips the punch.
Ichiro misses with a double jab.
Ichiro blocks the body kick.
Nimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ichiro lands with a nice body punch.
Nimo takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Nimo closes the distance and clinches.

Ichiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nimo tests Ichiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four 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.
Nimo shoots in looking for a takedown but Ichiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nimo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ichiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ichiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nimo.
Nimo moves out of range as Ichiro throws a body kick.
Ichiro cracks Nimo with a good jab.
Nimo tries to bum rush Ichiro with a series of wild strikes but Ichiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ichiro throws a wild body kick that Nimo sees coming a mile off.
Nimo connects with a single shot there.
Ichiro tries for a takedown but Nimo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nimo swinging wildly here.
Nimo tries to move into range but Ichiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nimo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ichiro lands a body shot.
Nimo swinging wildly here.
Nimo slips a jab and a cross from Ichiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calibur Ichiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paynding Nimo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ichiro tries to clinch up.
Ichiro dodges the punch combination from Nimo.
Ichiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nimo circles away.
Nimo shoots for a takedown but Ichiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ichiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ichiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nimo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ichiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ichiro loads up on a big right hand but Nimo slips the punch.
Nimo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ichiro sizes up Nimo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Nimo.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nimo as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ichiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimo moves away.
Nimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ichiro.
Ichiro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ichiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ichiro in his tracks.
Nimo leaves Ichiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paynding Nimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calibur Ichiro.
Nice shot by Ichiro.
Nimo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Ichiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nimo lands with a straight right. Ichiro didn't see that one coming.
Nimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ichiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ichiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nimo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nimo tries to land a front kick but Ichiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Ichiro catches Nimo right on the button with a cross.
Nimo moves out of range of the body kick.
Nimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nimo misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nimo slips under a jab.
Ichiro misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Nimo with that takedown attempt.
Ichiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ichiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nimo cracks Ichiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nimo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichiro lands a jab-cross combination.
Ichiro darts in trying to clinch
and Nimo counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Nimo lands.
Nimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nimo, as that shot connected.

Ichiro drives through and clinches with Nimo against the cage.
Ichiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimo or not.

Nimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nimo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ichiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ichiro.
Nimo misses with a few strikes there.
Nimo blocks the body kick.
Nimo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ichiro.
Ichiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ichiro swinging wildly here.
Nimo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ichiro momentarily.
Nimo throws a right and a left that Ichiro avoids nicely.
Ichiro cracks Nimo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Ichiro.
Ichiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ichiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nimo.
Ichiro dodges the punch combination from Nimo.
Ichiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ichiro looks for the body kick but Nimo saw that one coming.
Ichiro swinging wildly here.
Nimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ichiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nimo.
Nimo throws the kick towards the body but Ichiro avoids it.
Ichiro tries to clinch there but Nimo circles away.
Nimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nimo sprawls well. Nimo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ichiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Nimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ichiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Nimo does no damage.
Nimo misses with the combination.
Ichiro throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paynding Nimo.
I think Nimo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paynding Nimo!