PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is FAR EAST MOVEMENT (FM) feat The Cataracs & Dev . nieve has chosen Do Ya Think Im sexy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thomas
vs
nieve

185 cm
24
194 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
194 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Supreme Anabolics

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!
STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nieve fails in his attempt to clinch.
nieve wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping nieve at a distance.
nieve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
nieve tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
nieve scoring well with a low kick there.
nieve fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
nieve tries a head kick but it misses.
steve nieve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nieve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a hook but nieve avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a right hand that nieve ducks under and follows up with a left that nieve also avoids with ease.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from nieve.
nieve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nieve manages to avoid it.
Thomas connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. nieve doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces nieve off the cage and back into rage.
A head kick misses from nieve.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas connects with a right hand. nieve shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - nieve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
nieve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
nieve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
nieve tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but nieve uses good head movement to avoid it.
nieve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
nieve throws a head kick that misses.
nieve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
nieve misses with a double jab.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas punishes nieve's body with a nice straight punch.
nieve is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

nieve moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath nieve's ribcage. nieve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but nieve is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
nieve misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
nieve looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
nieve landing knees to the head.
Thomas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
nieve lands a knee to the head.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
nieve lands a knee to the head.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a jab when nieve was well out of range.
nieve doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
nieve checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook but nieve avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from nieve.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
nieve fails with an attempt to clinch.
nieve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas jabs nieve to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of nieve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
nieve wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck nieve on the side of the head.
nieve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by nieve. nieve obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from nieve does no damage.
nieve throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from nieve is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
nieve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
nieve tries to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps nieve thinking.
nieve looks gassed!
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. nieve moves away and avoids it.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
nieve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
nieve tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas misses the jab.
Crunch! nieve slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
nieve misses with a body kick.
nieve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas'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.

Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas stuns nieve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
nieve throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nieve.
Rick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
nieve wants to clinch
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
nieve takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
nieve wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps nieve thinking.
nieve lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from nieve.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
nieve is breathing heavily.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. nieve doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas works nieve's body with a nice hook.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
steve nieve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nieve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
nieve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. nieve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lands with a cross.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but nieve seems unphased.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps nieve's head backwards.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
nieve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. nieve doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Thomas.
Thomas stuns nieve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nieve tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
nieve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping nieve at a distance.
nieve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
nieve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
nieve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by nieve.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from nieve.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches nieve on the side of the head.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped nieve in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.

nieve is rocked!
Thomas throws a jab when nieve was well out of range.
Thomas jabs nieve to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by nieve.
nieve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
nieve is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas connects with a superb combination that knocks nieve out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Thomas before he can land any more shots to the unconscious nieve!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Thomas!