PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos comes to the cage accompanied by TRAFFIC JAM. Billet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: in your face. José Nabijos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nabijos
vs
Billet

187 cm
29
213 lbs
23 - 5 - 1

185 cm
32
218 lbs
24 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos moves away from the strike by Billet.
Billet throws a head kick that misses.
Billet misses with a leg kick
and Nabijos counters with a right hand to the body.
Nabijos lands a nice looking body kick.
Nabijos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos scores with a kick to the body.
Billet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nabijos is able to avoid easily.
Nabijos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Billet.
Billet misses with an uppercut.
Billet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nabijos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Billet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Billet throws an overhand right that lands on Nabijos's shoulder, as Nabijos tries to avoid the shot.
Nabijos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Billet scores with a kick to the body.
Nabijos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos avoids a kick to the body.
Billet's corner calls for a 1-2. Billet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nabijos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Billet.
Nabijos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nabijos!
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
Billet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nabijos walks into a stiff left hand from Billet.
Billet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nabijos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nabijos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nabijos lands with an uppercut that bounces Billet off the cage and back into range.
Billet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billet ducks under a wild hook from Nabijos.
A punch combination from Billet misses.
Nabijos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Billet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Billet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nabijos counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Nabijos is predictable there
and Billet counters with a big head kick but Nabijos shrugs it off.
Nabijos misses with a wild body shot.
Nabijos misses with the combination.
Billet throws a looping overhand right but Nabijos ducks down to avoid it.
Billet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nabijos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nabijos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Billet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Billet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Billet there.
Billet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Billet drops his hands momentarily and Nabijos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nabijos throws a wild body kick that Billet sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billet.
Nabijos moves into range and connects with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Billet!
Billet wants to slow Nabijos down by chopping away at his legs.
Nabijos scores with a decent looking hook.
Nabijos misses with a looping right.
Nabijos ducks under a wild hook from Billet.
Billet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nabijos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Billet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nabijos.
Nabijos looks to land a left hand but Billet moved out of range nicely.
Billet throws a wild body kick that Nabijos sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Billet.
Billet tries to score with a low kick but Nabijos moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Nabijos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Billet if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billet tries to clinch up but Nabijos circles away and keeps his distance.
Billet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belin Billet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billet throws the left hand but Nabijos avoids the punch easily.
Billet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nabijos is looking to slow Billet down with leg kicks.
Nabijos avoids a kick to the body.
Nabijos thows a body kick. Billet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Billet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Billet throws out a leg kick but Nabijos moves out of range and Billet only half commits.
Billet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nabijos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos moves out of range of the leg kick from Billet.
A punch lands to the side of Billet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nabijos scores with a sloppy right hand. Billet should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

José Nabijos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nabijos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danga de danga de dang - Billet scores with a four punch combination!
Billet throws a nice head kick!
Billet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Billet.
Nice body kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos catches Billet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Billet loads up on a big right hand but Nabijos slips the punch.
Billet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nabijos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Billet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nabijos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Billet somewhat.
Nabijos scoring well with a low kick there.
Billet is breathing heavily.
Billet throws a lazy head kick
and Nabijos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Billet thinking.
Billet takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nabijos lands an overhand right.
Nabijos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Billet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nabijos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Nabijos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nabijos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billet moves away.
Good work by Billet as he checks the leg kick.
Billet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nabijos.
Nabijos misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nabijos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Nabijos tenderised Billet's leg. Billet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nabijos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nabijos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Billet doesn't seem bothered though.
Billet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nabijos fails to land with a series of punches.
Billet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Nabijos does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nabijos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nabijos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
José Nabijos is winning the standup battle so far.
Nabijos digs a good hook to Billet's body.
Billet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Billet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nabijos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Billet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nabijos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Billet's head backwards.
That kick from Nabijos tenderised Billet's leg. Billet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nabijos lands a front kick.
Billet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nabijos.
Nabijos cracks the inside of Billet's front leg.
Nabijos clobbers Billet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Billet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nabijos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Billet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nabijos can pounce on him.
Nabijos stalks Billet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Billet's face. Billet staggers backwards, shaken.
Nabijos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nabijos.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Billet might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nabijos has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabijos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nabijos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Billet takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Nabijos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nabijos pushes Billet away with a front kick.
Billet moves out of range as Nabijos throws a body kick.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
Nabijos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos stuns Billet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nabijos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nabijos misses the shot to the body.
Billet avoids the body shot from Nabijos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nabijos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Billet doesn't seem bothered though.
Billet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nabijos counters with a nice body kick.
José Nabijos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Billet walks into a jab.
Nabijos scores with a nice head shot.
Nabijos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Billet closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nabijos to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

José Nabijos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nabijos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Billet throws a body kick that misses.
Nabijos misses with a kick to the body.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nabijos takes a swing at Billet's ribcage but misses.
Nabijos slaps away a takedown attempt from Billet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nabijos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Billet is out of range.
Nabijos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billet.
Nabijos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Billet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nabijos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nabijos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billet's elbow.
Nabijos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Billet struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabijos controls his hands.
Billet looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet throws an elbow but it misses.
Billet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Billet blocks a body shot from Nabijos.
Billet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Billet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Billet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nabijos prevents a body shot from Billet.
Billet scores with a knee to the head.
Billet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nabijos is defending well for now.
Billet avoiding damage as Nabijos throws knees to the body.
Nabijos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nabijos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Billet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Billet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nabijos pushes Billet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nabijos.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Billet up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billet misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nabijos.
Nabijos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nabijos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nabijos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Billet can do to turn this around?

Nabijos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but Billet is just out of range.
Billet keeps Nabijos at a distance using the push kick.
Nabijos motions for Billet to come forward. Nabijos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nabijos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Billet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Billet misses with a kick to the body
and Nabijos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nabijos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nabijos connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Billet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nabijos misses with the combination.
Nabijos connects with an inside leg kick.
Nabijos lands with a shot to the body.
Nabijos walks into a jab.
Billet walks into a left hand.
Nabijos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos takes a swing at Billet's ribcage but misses.
Billet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Billet misses with a leg kick
and Nabijos counters with a thumping low kick.
Billet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nabijos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Billet misses.
Billet misses with a takedown attempt
and Nabijos counters with a nice uppercut.
José Nabijos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belin Billet.
Nabijos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Billet's head backwards.
Nabijos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nabijos connects with an inside leg kick.
Billet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nabijos is out of range.
Billet throws a leg kick
and Nabijos counters with a leg kick.
Nabijos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Billet misses the shot to the body.
Nabijos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos lands a nice looking body shot.
Billet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Billet wants to land a leg kick but Nabijos is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
José Nabijos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nabijos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... José Nabijos!
José Nabijos gave a mention to Convicted Trap House in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).