PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Nickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone 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.

Nickles
vs
Archer

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Master Lee's One Stop
The Empire - 15% Laundry

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Nickles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickles throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
Archer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nickles throws a one two combo.

It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
Nickles looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Archer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Archer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickles is able to avoid easily.
Nickles connects with a single shot there.
Archer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nickles throws a leg kick
and Archer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nickles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Nickles swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Nickles looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Archer.
Jab, jab by Nickles - just one landing.
Nickles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Archer is out of range.
Archer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickles is out of range and Archer settles back down.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickles.
Nickles looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Nickles throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Archer throws a leg kick that misses.
Archer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickles swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Nickles throws a push kick but Archer slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Nickles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickles throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickles lands a lovely overhand right.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nickles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Archer's head.
Nickles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickles throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Nickles looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer jabs at Nickles's body.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickles digs a good body shot into Archer's ribs.
Nickles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickles throws a hook but Archer avoids it easily.
Nathan Nickles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickles misses with a straight right.
Nickles moves out of range as Archer throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickles.
Nickles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
Nickles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nickles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickles throws a leg kick but Archer checks it.
Nathan Nickles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Archer blocks a head kick by Nickles.
Nickles looks to land a body kick but Archer moved away.
Nickles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Archer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Nickles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sterling Archer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Archer works the jab nicely.
Nickles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Archer slips a jab from Nickles.
Archer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Archer throws a wild body kick that Nickles sees coming a mile off.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickles throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Archer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nickles punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
Nickles tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nickles, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickles misses with a body kick.
Archer blocks the body kick.
Nickles throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Nickles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Archer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickles.
Nickles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nickles.
Archer throws a chopping leg kick but Nickles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nickles misses with an uppercut. Archer saw that one coming.
Archer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickles lands a nice hook to Archer's body. Archer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickles tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickles.
Archer misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Nickles swinging wildly here.
Nickles cracks a nice hook into Archer's ribs.
Nickles blocks a head kick by Archer.
Archer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nickles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Nickles avoids the head kick by Archer.
Archer scores with a jab.
Nickles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Archer if he has to take too many more of those.
Nickles throws a series of punches but Archer moves out of range.
Nickles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nickles avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nickles scores with a nice right hand.
Nathan Nickles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nickles throws a push kick but Archer slaps the foot to one side.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nickles rather than just go for the knockout.
Nickles throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Archer throws a combination that misses
and Nickles counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Archer avoids the head kick by Nickles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Nickles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sterling Archer'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. This is the final round!

Nickles misses with a head kick.
Nickles digs a good hook to Archer's body.
Nathan Nickles is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickles looks for the body kick but Archer saw that one coming.
Archer avoids the body shot from Nickles.
Archer looks for the body kick but Nickles saw that one coming.
Nickles lands a jab to Archer's midsection.
Nickles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickles misses with a wild body shot.
Archer moves away from the strike by Nickles.
Archer avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer wants to land a leg kick but Nickles is out of range.
Nickles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Archer.
Nickles staying out of range there.
Nickles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nickles with a nice cross.
Nickles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickles throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Nickles.
Sterling Archer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickles.
A jab from Nickles misses.
Nickles looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Nickles sizes up Archer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Nickles checks the leg kick.
Nickles slips a jab from Archer.
Archer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickles is out of range and Archer settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Archer counters with a nice leg kick.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Nickles.
Archer looks for a takedown but Nickles sprawls well.
Nickles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nickles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nickles throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickles manages to avoid it.
Archer takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickles throws a lazy right hand but Archer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickles lands with a nice body punch.
Nickles throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Nickles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nathan Nickles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nickles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Archer throws a low kick but Nickles moves out of range easily.
Nickles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Archer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickles misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Nickles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Nickles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Nickles!
Nathan Nickles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Sterling Archer had this to say: 'Wait, ... What?'.