PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Nietes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Agate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mariano Agate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nietes
vs
Agate

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Nietes!
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, Mariano Agate!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Agate. No joy for Nietes on that attempt.
Nietes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agate defends it nicely.
Nietes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Agate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nietes somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Nietes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nietes shoots in for a double leg but Agate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nietes dives in and grabs Agate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agate pushes down on Nietes's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nietes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nietes manages to avoid it.
Agate takes a swing at Nietes's ribcage but misses.
Agate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nietes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agate tries to work over Nietes's front leg with a kick but Nietes checks it.
No luck for Nietes with that takedown attempt.
Nietes shoots in for a takedown but Agate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Agate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nietes, pushing him back against the cage.
Agate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agate controlling the action here for a moment.
Nietes wants a takedown.
Agate leaning his opponent against the cage.

Agate tightens his grip and picks Nietes up, before dumping him to the ground. Nietes manages to land in guard.
Agate working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nietes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nietes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Agate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nietes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agate.
Agate throws and elbow that misses. Nietes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Agate's guard. Nice move by Nietes!
Agate pulls Nietes in to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Agate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nietes sprawls well initially but Agate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Agate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nietes defending well though.
Agate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nietes defending well though.
Agate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nietes defending well though.
Agate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Agate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Agate thows a huge punch but Nietes dodges it nicely.
Nietes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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

Agate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agate avoiding damage.

Agate has Nietes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Agate pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nietes tumbling to the mat - Agate dives into Nietes's guard.

Agate got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nietes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Agate has managed to get both his arms back between Nietes's legs - danger averted.
Nietes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agate.
Agate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agate thows a big elbow that misses.
Agate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nietes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Agate is in close to Nietes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Agate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Agate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariano Agate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Agate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nietes with a poor takedown

and Agate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nietes being controlled against the cage.

Agate has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nietes regains guard immediately.
Agate throws a big right hand that misses.
Nietes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agate.
Agate throws a big right hand that misses.
Agate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Agate throws a strike but Nietes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agate pulls Nietes in close to his closed guard and prevents Nietes from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agate trying to control the position.
Agate has his hands on Nietes's head, controlling the position.
Agate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nietes wants to control from the top but Agate keeps moving.
Agate wants to sweep here but Nietes controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nietes fails with the takedown

and Agate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Agate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nietes is looking to break free of the clinch but Agate has double underhooks.
Nietes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Agate walks away with a smile on his face. Nietes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Nietes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Agate closes the distance and clinches.
Nietes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Agate has picked Nietes up - he's going for a ride! Agate dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Agate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nietes defending well though.
Nietes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agate.
Agate not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agate thows a huge punch but Nietes dodges it nicely.
Agate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietes has hold of Agate's hands but Agate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Agate throwing shots but Nietes is blocking nicely.
Nietes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agate.
Agate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Agate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nietes tries to roll over but Agate keeps him under control.
Agate thows a huge punch but Nietes dodges it nicely.
Agate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nietes's head.
Agate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Agate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Agate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nietes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agate throwing shots but Nietes is blocking nicely.
Agate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agate thows a huge punch but Nietes dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nietes misses with a takedown

and Agate counters by clinching up.
Agate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Agate.
Agate controlling the action here for a moment.
Agate misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariano Agate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Agate looks to land a left hand but Nietes moved out of range nicely.
Nietes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Agate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nietes won't be happy with that.
Nietes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Agate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Agate working the ground and pound but Nietes is defending the strikes.
Nietes tries to buck Agate off but Agate is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agate throws an elbow but Nietes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Agate misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Agate working the body and head with strikes.
Agate postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Agate crashes against the mat.
Nietes dodges the ground and pound from Agate.
Agate fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Agate scores with a couple of short elbows.
Agate cracks Nietes with a big elbow.
Agate lands a few punches from side control.
Agate in side control lands a decent elbow.
Agate throws an elbow but Nietes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Agate connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nietes some visible discomfort.
Nietes taking a bit of punishment here - Agate scoring with strikes.
Agate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agate landing strikes.
Nietes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nietes gets full guard.
Agate preventing the sweep.
Nietes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mariano Agate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agate postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nietes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Agate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Agate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Agate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nietes tries to clinch but Agate moves away

and Agate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietes taking a breather.

Agate gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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. Agate connects with a nice short shot to Nietes's temple.
Nietes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agate thows a huge punch but Nietes dodges it nicely.
Nietes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Agate winds up and cracks Nietes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nietes tries to roll over but Agate keeps him under control.
Agate passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nietes!
Agate throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agate throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Agate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nietes hang on?
Agate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agate with the ground and pound from mount.
Agate misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Agate lands a heavy elbow.
Nietes wants to control but Agate is having none of it.
Agate throws a sloppy strike and Nietes uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nietes has ended up in Agate's guard.
Nietes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donnie Nietes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mariano Agate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Agate is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariano Agate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Agate 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariano Agate!