PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Nickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes into the arena with Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Archer
vs
Nickles

187 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Archer is able to avoid easily.
Nickles moves out of range of the body kick from Archer.
Nickles throws a jab when Archer was well out of range.
Archer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickles throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
and Nickles counters with a series of strikes. Archer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nickles misses with a wild body shot.
Archer throws the kick towards the body but Nickles avoids it.
Nickles blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nickles throws a solid leg kick but Archer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nickles.
Nickles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Archer misses.
Archer lands an overhand right.
Archer throws a leg kick
enabling Nickles to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickles misses with a low kick.
Nathan Nickles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickles lands a body shot.
Archer throws a push kick but Nickles slaps the foot to one side.
Archer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Archer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nickles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nickles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nickles stuns Archer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickles. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickles.
Archer throws a low kick but Nickles moves out of range easily.
Archer throws a lazy body kick
and Nickles counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Archer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer darts in looking for a takedown but Nickles gets double underhooks and turns Archer into the cage.

Nickles breaks the clinch.
Archer is looking to land body kicks.
Archer blocks a leg kick.
Archer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Archer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickles throws a lazy body kick
and Archer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Archer avoids the body shot from Nickles.
Nickles moves out of range of the body kick from Archer.
Nickles tries to work over Archer's front leg with a kick but Archer checks it.
Archer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Archer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickles connects with a looping right hand.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickles moves away.
Nathan Nickles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer avoids the head kick by Nickles.
Nickles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nickles misses.
Nickles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer moves in looking to clinch but Nickles pushes him off.
Archer swings for the body but Nickles moves out of range.
Nickles jabs at Archer's body.
Nickles throws a wild body kick that Archer sees coming a mile off.
Archer tries to work over Nickles's front leg with a kick but Nickles checks it.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickles was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Nickles.
Nickles throws a wild body kick that Archer sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Nickles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nickles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Archer is out of range.
Archer avoids the body shot from Nickles.
Archer swings for the body but Nickles moves out of range.
Nickles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nickles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Archer dives in for a single leg takedown but Nickles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nickles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer stalling.
Nickles blocking some punches.
Nickles is pressed up against the cage. Archer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nickles down to the mat. Nickles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Nickles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer slips a jab from Nickles.
The fighters circling - Nickles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickles throws a leg kick but Archer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Archer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nickles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Archer tries to score with a low kick but Nickles moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nickles does no damage.
Nickles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Archer will feel that in the morning.
Nickles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Archer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickles is fending him off so far but Archer persists. Nope, Nickles circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Archer blocks a leg kick.
Archer misses with a body kick.
Archer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nickles swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Archer moves away from the strike by Nickles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nickles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Archer doesn't seem phased though.
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nickles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Nickles misses its intended target.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer misses with a kick to the body
and Nickles counters with a straight right hand.
Nickles thows a body shot but no joy.
Nickles is looking to chop away at Archer's legs.
Archer throws a body kick that misses
and Nickles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nickles misses with an uppercut. Archer saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nickles throws a big shot that misses.
Archer tries to bum rush Nickles with a series of wild strikes but Nickles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickles is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Archer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Archer misses with a body shot.
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 Sterling Archer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A combination from Archer does no damage.
Nickles throws a jab when Archer was well out of range.
Nickles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nickles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Archer's hands.
Nickles misses with a two punch combination.
Archer misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nickles, as that shot connected.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archer throws a leg kick but Nickles sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nickles!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nickles.
Nickles just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer blocks a jab.
Nickles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Nickles lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Archer.
Archer connects with a solid leg kick.
Nickles throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickles staying out of range there.
Nathan Nickles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Archer misses with a left hand
and Nickles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickles throws a leg kick but Archer checks it.
Archer drops his hands momentarily and Nickles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Archer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickles.
Archer lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickles tries to land a body kick

and Archer counters with a single leg into guard. Nickles didn't expect that.
Archer wants to control from the top but Nickles keeps moving.

Archer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Archer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is standing up over Nickles. Nickles looks to escape but Archer dives into side control.
Nickles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Archer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nickles defending against the ground and pound.
Nickles is not content to let Archer control the position.
Nickles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Archer tries for a kimura but Nickles is defending well.

Archer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Archer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Archer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Archer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nathan Nickles!
Nathan Nickles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sterling Archer spoke after the fight, saying 'Wait, ... What?'.