PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between nick dumong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

dumong
vs
Nord

225 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 Los Angeles, nick dumong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loke Nord!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dumong slips a straight right by Nord.
dumong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nord swats away the attempt to clinch by dumong.
Nord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dumong fails with the takedown.
dumong shoots in but Nord avoids the takedown attempt easily.
dumong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nord is out of range.
dumong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dumong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Nord.
Horrible takedown by dumong or perhaps it was just good defense by Nord which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nick dumong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dumong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dumong looks for a takedown but Nord sprawls well.
Nord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dumong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nord as he avoids it easily.
Nord keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dumong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nord thuds his shin into the meat of dumong's side.
dumong is breathing heavily.
Nord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dumong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nord 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Nord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dumong.
dumong misses with a leg kick
enabling Nord to counter with a crisp jab.
Nord scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Nord.
A jab from Nord does it's job there.
Nord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dumong tries to clinch but Nord moves away
and Nord counters with a nice low kick that buckles dumong's knee momentarily.
Nord tries a head kick but it misses.
dumong looks to clinch
and Nord counters with a left and a right that stings dumong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nord looks to land a combination but dumong avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dumong darts in trying to clinch
and Nord counters with a thumping low kick.
Nord throws a combination. dumong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nord throws a right hand that dumong ducks under and follows up with a left that dumong also avoids with ease.
Nord circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nord throws a right hand that dumong ducks under and follows up with a left that dumong also avoids with ease.
Nord misses with a wild combination.
Nord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord pushes dumong away with a front kick.
Nord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dumong with a lazy takedown attempt
and dumong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dumong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nord counters with a right hand to the body.
dumong closes the distance and clinches up with Nord, looking for a takedown. dumong pushes Nord against the cage but Nord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for dumong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
dumong closes the distance and clinches up with Nord, looking for a takedown. dumong pushes Nord against the cage but Nord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dumong misses with a takedown attempt
and Nord counters with a nice kick to the body.
dumong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nord counters with a series of strikes. dumong will be more careful next time no doubt.
dumong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nord counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loke Nord dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

dumong shoots and misses
and Nord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps dumong thinking.
Nord misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Nord.
Nord rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dumong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nord throws a sloppy head kick and dumong moves out of range easily.
Nord has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
dumong tries to clinch
and Nord counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Nord does no damage.
Nord misses with a body shot.
dumong throws a head kick but Nord moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dumong slips a jab and a cross from Nord.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dumong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nord counters with a nice uppercut.
Nord looks for the body kick but dumong saw that one coming.
dumong looks to clinch
and Nord counters with a series of strikes. dumong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nord throws a series of punches but dumong moves out of range.
dumong throws a big shot that misses.
Nord dodges the punch combination from dumong.
Nord cracks dumong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
dumong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nord counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nick dumong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nord misses with a double jab
and dumong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nord thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nord!
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dumong wants to clinch
and Nord counters with an outside leg kick.
dumong shoots for a double leg takedown but Nord sprawls well. He's pushed dumong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord counters with a thumping low kick.
dumong staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by dumong or perhaps it was just good defense by Nord which made him look bad.
dumong closes the distance but Nord moves to the side
and Nord counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nord is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord keeps the fight on the outside.
dumong fails with the takedown
and Nord counters with a nice low kick that buckles dumong's knee momentarily.
dumong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
nick dumong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dumong fails with the takedown
and Nord counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nord misses with a wild combination.
dumong lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Loke Nord has been cut.
Nord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dumong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord counters with a flying knee. Nice.
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dumong lands with a nice body punch.
dumong with a poor takedown
enabling Nord to counter with a crisp jab.
dumong loads up on a big right hand but Nord slips the punch.
Nord's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nord duly obliges.
Nord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dumong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loke Nord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Loke Nord'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord counters with a three punch combo that has dumong backing up. dumong nods at Nord to acknowledge the strikes.
Nord throws a right and a left that dumong avoids nicely.
dumong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nord counters with a left and a right that stings dumong.
A lazy left from Nord finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dumong fails with the takedown
and Nord counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nick dumong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dumong tries to clinch up
and Nord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord swinging wilding here.
Nord gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nord misses with a head kick.
dumong waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nord.
Nord lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
dumong avoids a punch combination nicely.
dumong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nord counters with a two punch combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether dumong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dumong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nord counters with a two punch combo.
dumong has his takedown stuffed
and dumong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Nord, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dumong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nord counters with a lovely shot to the body.
dumong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dumong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dumong fails with the takedown
and Nord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loke Nord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord tries a head kick but it misses.
Nord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dumong is looking to clinch.
dumong slips a straight right by Nord.
dumong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nord counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nord swats away the attempt to clinch by dumong.
dumong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nord counters with a low kick, right behind dumong 's knee.
dumong tries to clinch but Nord is having none of it.
dumong misses with a takedown
and Nord counters with a one-two to the body.
Loke Nord seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dumong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nord.
Nord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
nick dumong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dumong closes the distance but Nord moves to the side
and Nord makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. dumong really felt that one!
dumong clinches but Nord breaks the clinch
and Nord counters with a left and a right that stings dumong.
Nord misses with a double jab
and dumong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nord's knee momentarily.
dumong is looking to land body kicks.
nick dumong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dumong throws a lazy body kick
and Nord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Loke Nord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nord has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loke Nord!