PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vane Nighthawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bin Laden
vs
Nighthawk

185 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vane Nighthawk!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nighthawk has managed to clinch.

Nighthawk drags the fight down to the ground.
Bin Laden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bin Laden postures up.
Bin Laden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nighthawk controlling the position.
Bin Laden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nighthawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nighthawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nighthawk trying to control the position here.
Bin Laden has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nighthawk is proving hard to escape from.
Nighthawk keeping full guard, as Bin Laden tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Nighthawk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nighthawk wants to stand up but Bin Laden manages to regain full guard.
Bin Laden controlling the position.
Bin Laden looking for a sweep. Not yet Bin Laden, not yet.
Nighthawk trying to control but Bin Laden is working from the bottom.
Nighthawk throws a strike but Bin Laden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nighthawk pulls Bin Laden in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden trying to control but Nighthawk is working from the bottom.
Bin Laden is really struggling to control Nighthawk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nighthawk wants to sweep here but Bin Laden controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nighthawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nighthawk fails to land the takedown.

Bin Laden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden looking to sit in guard and control but Nighthawk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bin Laden trying to keep a closed guard but Nighthawk is proving a slippery customer.
Bin Laden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nighthawk postures up in Bin Laden's guard and throws a big left but Bin Laden blocks it.
Bin Laden is trying to hold Nighthawk in close to prevent damage but Nighthawk has managed to pass into half guard.
Bin Laden wants to control but Nighthawk is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Osama Bin Laden.
Nighthawk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Nighthawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bin Laden's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bin Laden looking to control.
Bin Laden is breathing heavily.
Nighthawk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nighthawk's best efforts.
Nighthawk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bin Laden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nighthawk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bin Laden tries to hold on but Nighthawk postures up.
Nighthawk looking to finish Bin Laden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bin Laden!
Bin Laden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nighthawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bin Laden is looking to escape.
Bin Laden is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vane Nighthawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nighthawk misses with a low kick as Bin Laden jumps back.
Bin Laden with a poor takedown

and Nighthawk counters with a shoot takedown. Bin Laden fights it but they end up in guard.

Nighthawk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bin Laden, up you get!
Bin Laden moves out of range of the leg kick from Nighthawk.
Bin Laden tries for a takedown but Nighthawk circles away easily

and Nighthawk counters with a single leg into guard. Bin Laden didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nighthawk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nighthawk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bin Laden working for submissions but it's allowed Nighthawk to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nighthawk tries to stand and escape but Bin Laden is controlling the position.
Nighthawk passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nighthawk is landing with some decent strikes but Bin Laden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nighthawk content just to control the position here.

Nighthawk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nighthawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bin Laden tries to control Nighthawk's head but Nighthawk pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Bin Laden is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!
Bin Laden wants to control but Nighthawk is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Nighthawk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bin Laden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nighthawk controlling from the full mount.
Nighthawk manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bin Laden to take his back!

Nighthawk looking for the RNC.
Nighthawk is landing with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bin Laden fending off the submission attempt from Nighthawk.

Nighthawk has got his arm under Bin Laden's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Bin Laden has spun round into Nighthawk's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Nighthawk keeps moving.
Vane Nighthawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nighthawk is trying to keep Bin Laden in close.
Nighthawk keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
Nighthawk has control of Bin Laden's left arm, preventing Bin Laden from doing any damage.

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.
Bin Laden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nighthawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nighthawk is trying to keep Bin Laden in close.
Nighthawk wants to stand and escape but Bin Laden is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Nighthawk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nighthawk lands in his opponent's guard.
Nighthawk looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Laden trying to control the position.
Nighthawk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bin Laden is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vane Nighthawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Nighthawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bin Laden.
Osama Bin Laden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nighthawk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nighthawk showed some decent athleticism there.
Nighthawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bin Laden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bin Laden trying to control but Nighthawk postures up.
Nighthawk controlling the pace.
Nighthawk trying to control the action but Bin Laden is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nighthawk stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden has his takedown stuffed

and Nighthawk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bin Laden's guard.

Bin Laden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bin Laden trying to control the position.
Bin Laden wants to sweep here but Nighthawk controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bin Laden is on top in guard.
Nighthawk working a defensive guard here.
Nighthawk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nighthawk being controlled here, momentarily.
Bin Laden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Nighthawk is looking for a triangle here but Bin Laden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bin Laden is looking to take a break and control but Nighthawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Osama Bin Laden.
Nighthawk with a poor takedown

and Bin Laden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nighthawk's guard.
Nighthawk keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
Nighthawk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bin Laden controls the pace.
Bin Laden tries to free his leg and advance position but Nighthawk is retaining full guard.
Nighthawk looking to control but Bin Laden passes into half guard.
Bin Laden wants to pass to mount but Nighthawk is defending the position.

Bin Laden looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bin Laden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden is trying to control the action in half guard but Nighthawk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nighthawk gets back to full guard.
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Nighthawk keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Osama Bin Laden.
Nighthawk tries to clinch

and Bin Laden counters with a shoot takedown. Nighthawk fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Laden tries to free his leg and advance position but Nighthawk is retaining full guard.
Bin Laden won't allow Nighthawk to sweep him here.
Bin Laden trying to control but Nighthawk is working from the bottom.
Osama Bin Laden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin Laden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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 Osama Bin Laden.
I think Nighthawk 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vane Nighthawk!