PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think nieve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do Ya Think Im sexy. steve nieve could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Tyler's chin.

nieve
vs
Tyler

190 cm
21
194 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

THE STEEL PENN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nieve moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyler avoids the head kick by nieve.
Tyler throws a big shot that misses.
nieve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyler swats away the attempt to clinch by nieve.
Tyler connects with a looping right hand.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nieve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
nieve avoids the body shot from Tyler.
nieve throws a push kick but Tyler slaps the foot to one side.
Tyler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. nieve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyler avoids the head kick by nieve.
Tyler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
nieve throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve misses with a head kick.
nieve tries to clinch but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
nieve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler takes a swing at nieve's ribcage but misses.
nieve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyler scores with a hook to the body. nieve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyler misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from nieve.
Tyler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
nieve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tyler lands.
nieve defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
nieve throws a combination that misses
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
nieve closes the distance but Tyler moves to the side
and Tyler counters with a stiff right hand.
nieve throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Tyler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping nieve at a distance.
A head kick misses from nieve.
nieve is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nieve throws a combination. Tyler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
nieve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
nieve wants to clinch.
nieve misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for nieve.

Tyler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
nieve is looking to escape.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Tyler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is pressing down on nieve's thigh, looking to free his foot. nieve is holding on for now.

Tyler is trying to work for a kimura but nieve is defending well.
Tyler working over nieve with some ground and pound. nieve looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

nieve manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler moves out of range of the body kick from nieve.
Nice takedown defense from nieve. No joy for Tyler on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - nieve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler avoids the head kick by nieve.
Tyler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
nieve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler shoots for a takedown but nieve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
nieve lands a head kick!
nieve throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.

nieve lands a big head kick that sends Tyler tumbling to the mat! nieve takes a step backwards and waves Tyler back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tyler is rocked!
steve nieve is winning the standup battle so far.
nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can nieve finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
nieve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
steve nieve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nieve manages to avoid it.
steve nieve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler throws a lazy right hand but nieve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
nieve throws a head kick that half lands.
nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
nieve takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
nieve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. nieve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler throws a good cross that connects.

Tyler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tyler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nieve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to nieve's temple.
nieve is trying to stand back up but Tyler is controlling him
nieve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
nieve is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler moves into full mount! nieve won't be happy about that!
Tyler with a couple of short strikes.
nieve takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tyler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Tyler is going oldschool here, as he tries to force nieve to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so nieve shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish nieve?
Tyler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyler landing strikes, looking to finish!
nieve wants to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler is landing with some decent strikes but nieve is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyler with a couple of short strikes.

Tyler with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tyler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler with good strikes from the mount here!
nieve is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tyler looking to finish nieve with some ground and pound. This is bad for nieve!

nieve is rocked!
Tyler drops a big elbow. That's hurt nieve! More shots from Tyler and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Tyler!